No her ability to react was cut in half at that speed as compared to 55.
Apply your logic to your kid stepping in to the street. Sorry she was wrong.
I’m fairly sure that 55 mph limits were imposed to save fuel, not to increase the safety margin.
Even if a kid stepped in the street. Manslaughter or murder charges would be far too much for being a few miles over the limit. Maybe causing death by reckless or dangerous driving. At the end of the day, it was still an accident...
Kids don't play on the expressway, and rational adults don't jump out in front of cars on the expressway.
No, her ability to react, which is her reaction time, is exactly the same. The distance traveled at 71MPH is greater than at 55MPH, but only 29% more, not 100% more. The distance her car takes to brake from 71 is also greater than from 55, but again, not even close to twice as much.
My kid would be smart enough to not step out onto an expressway in front of a speeding car. Too bad this officer's parents didn't teach him the same.
She didn’t do it on purpose. And throwing her in prison will neither bring my kid back nor prevent further ACCIDENTAL deaths.