Yes, just think about your auto insurance in NC... NC is a 1% negligent state, so if you had even 1% to do with an accident, and the real person at fault had 99% to do with it, that 1% you did pretty much gets them off the hook. Since this was an auto accident, it really should be left to the ins companies to dispute, but seems like we want to make an example of this guy. Put him away for the drugs & trying to run from the cops, HELL YES! But the cop died because he was not driving within the guidelines/laws he himself is supposed to protect/uphold. Yes it's a terrible thing, and a shame he's gone, but this is what happens when you loose control of your vehicle when driving like that.