resolution on dead cyclist

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/whi...-in-australia/


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On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 6:22:38 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
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I'm sure that Newsie is next. He appears to be the criminal sort. He cannot tell us his age or what he does for a living so he is obviously hiding something.

On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 9:22:38 AM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
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It's good she was finally caught. But I'm still afraid she'll say "I didn't see him" and be told "OK, you can go, but be more
careful next time."

- Frank Krygowski

On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 9:58:39 AM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 9:22:38 AM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/whi...-in-australia/

It's good she was finally caught. But I'm still afraid she'll say "I didn't see him" and be told "OK, you can go, but be more
careful next time."

She will be convicted of hit-and-run (failure to perform the duties of a driver in Oregon), but if she were sober, "I didn't see him" is a valid defense. Not all negligent conduct is a crime. Zero time is unlikely. I bet she'll do a plea for 30 days jail and 2 years probation, surrender her passport, etc. Something along those lines.

BTW, I can tell you from experience that bodies do not hold up well to dragging. You're probably not going to get an open casket.

-- Jay Beattie.

On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 2:15:13 PM UTC-4, jbeattie wrote:
On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 9:58:39 AM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 9:22:38 AM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/whi...-in-australia/

It's good she was finally caught. But I'm still afraid she'll say "I didn't see him" and be told "OK, you can go, but be more
careful next time."
She will be convicted of hit-and-run (failure to perform the duties of a driver in Oregon), but if she were sober, "I didn't see him" is a valid defense. Not all negligent conduct is a crime. Zero time is unlikely. I bet she'll do a plea for 30 days jail and 2 years probation, surrender her passport, etc. Something along those lines.

BTW, I can tell you from experience that bodies do not hold up well to dragging. You're probably not going to get an open casket.

I understand "I didn't see him" as a defense against a criminal charge - not that it makes me happy. But absent really irresponsible behavior by the bicyclist or pedestrian, "I didn't see him" should not be a defense against having one's
driver's license taken away for life.

- Frank Krygowski