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Truck driver says stadium GM at fault for accident 
02:19 PM CDT on Wednesday, June 10, 2009
>Usually, when an alleged drunk driver is involved in a wreck, it's his fault.
But when the man in charge of building the Cowboys Stadium crashed with a semi at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, police said it was the trucker's fault.
But that trucker has told News 8 the cops got it wrong.
After the concert at Cowboys Stadium ended, truck driver, Jeff Sapp, was in his semi, trying to back into the dock and haul off parts of the stage.
"I was easing into what I thought was something simple and it turned into a nightmare," he said.
That's because his semi collided with a SUV, driven by the man who supervised the stadium construction.
Jack Hill was taken to jail, accused of driving while intoxicated but police say the wreck was Sapp's fault, because he turned left in front of Hill.
"That is not what happened. I don't know if they are trying to side with Mr. Hill because he's a big shot with this facility or what," said Sapp.
Sapp admits he was blocking the lane. He claims he had another trucker in the road, waving his arms to block traffic, when Hill blew right by.
"The man who was blocking traffic had to dive out of the way to keep from getting run over by Mr. Hill," Sapp said.
Since Sapp got a ticket, Hill is responsible for the damage.
"I'm just an independent trucker trying to make a living, but his insurance has denied fixing my truck and his insurance has denied paying for a rental truck, so I could keep operating," he said.
Police say they aren't protecting Hill. They charged him with a serious crime. Sapp will have to take his case to court, and hope a judge sees things his way.
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