Waitress hit by car dies - murdered by 4 customers walking out on $100 Bennigan's tab in Irving

The Dallas Morning News ^ | January 3, 2003 | By KIMBERLY DURNAN / Dallas Web Staff

[ml/nj]

aggravated assault my ass!

Get the rope.

ML/NJ

[Dog Gone]

My guess is that a sizeable portion of that $100 tab was for alcohol.

[cmsgop]

Very Sad! I admire her.

[Paleo Conservative]

Why not capital murder. If walking out on a restaurant tab could be prosecuted as felony theft, this homicide could be considered as being committed while in the act of committing a felony which can be prosecuted as first degree murder.

[laconic]

A beautiful girl killed by a group of lowlifes. Not the rope, exhibition and humiliation of these "toughs" in the public stocks is the surest way to send a signal to their cohorts.

[realistic]

Hang'em ...'sooner rather than later'.

[visualops]

My sentiments exactly!

Why not at the very least manslaughter?

That's absolutely disgraceful! What's up with the prosecutor???

[r9etb]

My guess is that a sizeable portion of that $100 tab was for alcohol.

They're all underage, and this Bennigan's is probably as strict about checking IDs as all the ones I've been to.

More likely, IMHO, they a) wore black; b) had more than one facial piercing apiece; and c) there was at least one with hair dyed black.

[dennisw]

Revolting! Git a rope is right! And if the driver was drugged up, execute his dealer too.

[Humidston]

So sad and disgusting. What a waste!

[r9etb]

aggravated assault my ass

I suspect those charges were filed before she died, and will be upgraded accordingly.

[ladysusan]

Take'm out back and shoot'm.

[galt-jw]

BALLS!

I can tell you that official restaurant policy means nothing.

The management team ALWAYS will make servers pay for dine and dash, as their bonuses are reflected on the basis of them (profit, etc).

May some smart lawyer light these bastards up like a pinball machine.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Pictures of the perps please-as soon as available.

[Dog Gone]

If walking out on a restaurant tab could be prosecuted as felony theft

I think that would be difficult.

[Centurion2000]

Three of the car's four occupants were later arrested for aggravated assault and police said they expect to make an arrest for the fourth occupant.

Try murder cops.

[Dog Gone]

Why not at the very least manslaughter?

That's absolutely disgraceful! What's up with the prosecutor???

They were arrested on those charges before the woman died. The charges will undoubtedly be upgraded to either murder or reckless homicide (depending on what the interrogation reveals).

[MeekOneGOP]

Pictures of the perps please-as soon as available.

Will do...

[jwalsh07]

What a shame, a beautiful kid. God bless her.

As for the scum that ran her over, they should be charged with murder, manslaughter at a minimum.