He ran full speed into vehicles stopped for a light and never tried to stop, killing two people and injuring a 3rd. That is NOT a “minor traffic offense”.
A possible factor that would mitigate the traffic offense would be a large vehicle between the SUV and the bikes, traveling at a significant speed, blocking the view of the traffic light and the bikes, and which dodged into an adjacent lane at the last second to reveal the stopped traffic and the red light. This happened to a friend of my sister in law, who was caught unawares like this, fortunately it only resulted in minor injuries.
They are calling it an “accident” not a crash.
I wonder how connected the driver was to rear end and kill someone and get away with it.
I agree, but the actual traffic infraction (inattention and failure to control) would have just gotten him traffic court. What if he had just seriously injured them? How would you want that to be handled?
Yesterday, a police office accidentally shot and killed a little girl trying to arrest a felon. He’s ostensibly an expert with a firearm, yet the unthinkable happened. He should not go to jail for this, but the city will be sued, no doubt.
This driver isn’t an expert. His recompense will come in the form of a multi-million wrongful death dollar law suit.
I agree, but the actual traffic infraction (inattention and failure to control) would have just gotten him traffic court. What if he had just seriously injured them? How would you want that to be handled?
Yesterday, a police office accidentally shot and killed a little girl trying to arrest a felon. He’s ostensibly an expert with a firearm, yet the unthinkable happened. He should not go to jail for this, but the city will be sued, no doubt.
This driver isn’t an expert. His recompense will come in the form of a multi-million dollar wrongful death law suit.