the PERFECT crime...
Posted on 11/26/2005 11:15:52 AM PST by Pharmboy
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) -- A 17-year-old likely will face misdemeanor charges after allegedly losing control of his car while text messaging and hitting a bicyclist.
The bicyclist, Jim R. Price of Highlands Ranch, died Friday, two days after the accident.
"We do not believe it was an intentional act, but it was inattentiveness to the roadway," said Lt. Alan Stanton, spokesman for Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
"The investigation showed that he was text-messaging on his cell phone" at the time of the accident, said Stanton.
The driver could face a charge of careless driving resulting in death, Stanton said. Under Colorado law, the teen could face up to a year in prison.
It was the second time Price, an avid cyclist, had been hit by car. He suffered a broken ankle two years ago when he was hit while riding on a bike path. His wife, Shirley, said he had been especially mindful of cars since then.
Shirley Price wasn't angry with the teen. "I feel sorry for the teenager," she said. "It was a stupid mistake," she told the Rocky Mountain News.
At least he wasn't DUI when he managed to kill someone
'Misdemeanor'? For this, Um, no.
Driving while under the influence of electronic devices....
I don't.
She may be in shock yet.
She's probably going through a multitude of emotions.
I have seen these stupid people on their cell phones or whatever. They make me crazy; because they are not concentrating on driving. It is really scary.
I absolutely love your turtle story! I bet Shelly's a very happy turtle.
You kill someone (albeit accidentally, but it could have been avoided), and you could go to jail for as much as a single year? That's crazy!
isn't this negligent homicide?
I'm not lawyer, but I don't think this would be classified as homicide. Perhaps a freeper legal eagle can help. Anyone out there?
A single year? Try 25 to life.
involuntary manslaughter (IMHO)
I'm not a lawyer either, but this was homicide, and this kid is lucky he's a minor, or he'd be looking at a very serious charge.
Aw, thanks!
I'm lucky to have him! :)
The wife could have said a lot more than that, but that was the only part that was quoted. Newspapers do that a lot. That answer could have been in response to a direct question regarding the teen, and she took the high road. It's not unusual.
See 14--"involuntary manslaughter" seems right.
This statement comes from a deep thinker it does.
Perhaps a lack of common sense brought on by a society that accepts a lack of it as normal?
the PERFECT crime...
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