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.
So pay attention, go the damn speed limit, and learn how to share the road.
Yea, I'll continue to maintain Insurance rates as a safe driver for the rest of my life as guaranteed by my insurer because of my "impeccable" driving record.
I don't share the road, I use it with consideration to maintain a lifestyle of comfort as to guarantee that I can pay taxes to support those roads for many years to come.
Your "testy" attitude is one worth discussion so keep up your impressive implications as to continue a furthering of understanding of your attitude.
Yeah, I can believe that.
Kinda reminds me of the Sheehan Ghoul.
I can't confirm this mindset is hers, however I certainly can't disavow that it is.
The track record of the likes of her when augmented by PAC's can only support your statement.
Yea, the weight base determined by engineering and the budgeting involved when building the roads is focused upon the the wear and tear created by bicycles....
Some posters on this thread insist that one is only allowed to use a paved roadway if they are paying a specific tax. I guess pedestrians have to pay a shoeleather tax or a sneaker tax if they wish to walk along the shoulder.
If they don't pay, then it's understandable if they're struck by immature kids text messaging on cellular telephones while driving.
~ Blue Jays ~
Engineers design roads to handle the heaviest loads it may encounter. That is why your little lightweight econobox can share the road with a tractor-trailer hauling concrete mix.
~ Blue Jays ~
We have a kid in my town with a Murder 2 on him for killing a young woman while drag racing.
Comment, dude? What might have made the drag racing different than the text messager? Previous conviction? Illegal dragging worse than texting?
Dunno - it made a bit of a stir when they brought that charge. They did justify it by pointing out 90 mph on the main drag in Sat night - should be clear that he was a danger to kill.
I was an avid bicycle commuter in Phoenix for years. I did my best to follow the same rules as eveyone else, stopping at lights and signs, staying WAY over to the right. I've had enough of the close calls. No more bicyle commuting for me, not even in the small town I live in now. I figure I'm on borrowed time if I get back on my road bike.
"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!"
What's crazy is that you can kill someone intentionally and walk away a free woman.
I'm on D wA hom. U@ @? OMG I tnk I jst hit sum1. dat sux I jst wshd D car. BBL
In JC? Don't tell me this was on West Market or North Roan...
North Roan @ Springbrook
90 MPH at THAT location? Unbelievable. I'll have to check the Press archives for the details.
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