Okay; so here's the update:
Tim pleaded "Guilty" to the charge that his vehicle was unsafe, EVEN THOUGH it passed inspection one month earlier!!! He did this so that now if and most likely when the family of the girl sues him (
or rather his insurance company) the issue of the truck can no longer be brought up, thusly he can't be tried criminally nor due jail time. For now, what's done is done and my buddy just wants to breath for a while until he's certain what the family is going to do. Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers.