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Lawsuit alleges Lane Kiffin at center of police cover-up

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TigerVols, Jan 4, 2011.

  1. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Kiffin crashed his car in the middle of the night, driving without insurance and without a valid license. But then, the story gets interesting...


    http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/04/toyota-worker-sues-over-firing-kiffin-accident/
     
  2. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    Actually, it seems the dealership that loan Kiffin at the car is at the center of the cover-up and possible insurance fraud.
    Kiffin's only "benefit' was not getting ticketed for not having a license or insurance but since he didn't own the car, the dealership probably should have been carrying the insurance.
    Kiffin doesn't seem to be involved in a cover-up at all.
     
  3. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    It also said he "didn't have a valid Tennessee license" which only meant he hadn't bothered to get a new one since he moved from California. I don't even think you get fined for that. I think you just have to get one within 60-90 days.
     
  4. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    This. And the story is very confusing about what the guy alleges he did to get fired.

    It did seem to hint that Kiffin may have been drunk, though.
     
  5. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I think it's legal to drive drunk if you're a head coach at a SEC school. :D
     
  6. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Depends on your record.
     
  7. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Kiffin's accident sparked the entire incident; ergo, he's at the center.
     
  8. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    I bet that Georgia AD is kicking himself for not firing Richt and hiring himself as coach then, huh?
     
  9. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Well, he had something working against him that trumps all down south.
     
  10. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    It looks to me like insurance fraud is merely the vehicle by which Boling plans to get payback for being wrongfully terminated. And I think that would have been the case if Joe Blow from Maryville had been driving instead of Kiffin. Kiffin's presence just means the case gets more publicity.
     
  11. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    This. The more Tennessee fans continue to obsess over Kiffin, the more they look like petulant children.
     
  12. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    At the center = we got nothing
     
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