There is a, "rest of the story" to this. The driver, young, inexperienced, untrained and scared of the truck and driving, was set up to take the fall for the accident. The Motor Sargent and a young and dumb Second Lieutenant, had been ordered to Brake test all vehicles and trailers in the unit. They in fact did not. One of the trucks tested, was the fuel truck, and it failed. The Motor Sargent ordered the young man to drive it anyway. After the accident, the Motor Sargent and LT, went back to the motor pool to forge up paper work. They were going to make it look like the truck had passed. I was in the rear area at the time, to bring two soldiers back who were sick. I stopped by my office, to get some parts I had left behind, and heard the two bozos making up their story, and framing this young soldier. I had a shotgun, (assistant driver) with me, who also heard the whole thing. After long enough to hear the plan, I stepped in, pointed my finger at them and explained that I would not only go to the MP's, but would call the I.G.'s office and the Commanding general of 32nd ADDCOM in a heartbeat, if I found out that they had done anything of the sort. I was a young SP/5, and both started to give me orders, and try to shut me up. I turned around and marched out. Nothing happened to the young soldier, and those two crap heads took the fall, like they should have. The motor Sargent retired and became the head American Boy Scout in Germany, and the LT left the Army at the end of his commitment. That young soldier may still have dreams of what happened, but I was dam* sure not going to let him be set up for killing that German.
