Wednesday, 11 June 2014

'I'm f****d because I ran into the wrong car'

 Released on bail: Kevin Roper turned himself into police and was released on $50,000 bail after being charged with  death by auto and four counts of assault by autoKevin Roper (left), 35, was charged with death by auto after his Walmart lorry rammed into a car carrying Tracy Morgan (right) and four friends on the New Jersey Turnpike on Saturday

The trucker involved in the car crash that left 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan in critical condition and killed his comedian friend took to Twitter today claiming that he was being blamed because a celebrity was involved.


A Twitter account which reportedly belongs to Walmart trucker Kevin Roper had a stream of messages in the early hours of Tuesday which claimed he was being used as a scapegoat and that he was not high on drink or drugs at the time. 



Roper tweeted today: 'I was never charged at the scene of the accident because once again i was not guilty of any crime. Not until all the TV cameras came.'

The truck driver added that he was devastated by the fatal crash, tweeting: 'I wish it was me and I can't express how horrible I feel.'

He wrote: 'Once again the accident was horrific and we lost a precious life, but please remember i was not drunk, high (I was tested and passed)... under any influence of any drug or alcohol, i had an 'ACCIDENT'' which unfortunately occurred with a lot of media spotlight.'

However the truck driver continued: 'If my ACCIDENT occurs with no media spotlight i am issued a few traffic tickets. The excuse of me being up for 24hours is complete BS!'

He finished with the message: 'So yes i am now most likely f****d because i had an unfortunate ACCIDENT with the wrong car that night.'


It was earlier claimed that Roper wrote a chillingly foreshadowing message on the biography section of a Twitter account alleged to be his before the late-night smash that read:

 Ominous: This is the motto posted on Roper's alleged Twitter homepage

While the message has since been deleted and replaced with: 'Trying to win more than lose. Driving trucks for a living', MailOnline was able to retrieve the original message on a cached web page.

After Roper handed himself in to police, another message mysteriously appeared on his Twitter feed, the New York Daily News reported.


'My daddy is sorry for what happened please forgive him @RealTracyMorgan. We watch martin all the time with hustleman is our favorite,' the paper quoted it as saying, referring to Morgan’s 'Hustle Man' role on the 1990s sitcom 'Martin.'
That tweet has since been deleted.

 Passengers: Harris Stanton (left) is safe and has already been treated and released from the hospital but the condition of Ardie Faqua (right) is in a critical conditionFatality: James 'Jimmy Mack' McNair (pictured) died in the Saturday morning crash

 Roper couldn’t immediately be reached to confirm the Twitter link, but a friend told the Daily News the account @kevinmoneytalks indeed belongs to the man charged in the accident.

However, last night a Walmart spokesperson denied Roper even had a Twitter account, saying: 'Mr. Roper has not had and does not have any involvement on social media.'

Roper, turned himself in to authorities after the crash. After his arraignment, he was released from jail on $50,000 bond.


Comedian Harris Stanton, who was in a car crash that left actor Tracy Morgan in critical condition, pictured on Monday outside his Brooklyn home. Harris was released from the hospital with a cast on his arm

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