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Woman Charged in Hempstead Van-Lawn Death: 'She Was Old'
1010wins.com ^ | April 22, 2010

Posted on 04/22/2010 6:03:32 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP/1010 WINS) -- The 18-year-old woman charged with vehicular manslaughter in the death of Hempstead woman told her side of the story Wednesday, and some of her comments are shocking.

Police say Kayla Gerdes was high on painkillers when she drove a van onto the front lawn and into a house in Hempstead, killing homeowner Rebecca Twine-Wright, 69, who was mowing her lawn.

Before her arraignment at Nassau County District Court on Wednesday, a very emotional Gerdes told reporters "I didn't mean to do it. The car went out of control -- I was pressing the brake...it was a was a mistake."

However, it's what she told police that is hard to believe.

At 2:10 a.m. Wednesday, about 16 hours after the Tuesday morning accident, in a statement to police, Gerdes was quoted as saying: "The thing that made me feel not so bad was she was old. "I mean, 70 years is a long time to live."

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To: cripplecreek

If she does more than 2 years I will be shocked.


21 posted on 04/23/2010 12:21:42 AM PDT by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
This is an airheaded 18 year old who does not grasp the meaning of what she is saying.

If I had just accidentally killed someone, I might not make much sense either.

22 posted on 04/23/2010 11:31:59 PM PDT by TChad
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