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Thomas Lynch charged in 16-bike pileup near Chicago
Driver charged in 16-bike pileup near Libertyville
By Bob Susnjara | Daily Herald Staff Writer Contact writerPublished: 9/27/2007 11:39 AMSend To: E-mail: To: From: Name: E-mail: Comments: A Florida man is accused of causing a 16-bicycle pileup after cutting in front of the group on St. Mary's Road in Libertyville Township, authorities said. Lake County sheriff's Sgt. Christopher Thompson said the incident happened about 9:05 a.m. Saturday. He said three bikers suffered non- life-threatening injuries. Thomas Lynch, 57, of Fort Lauderdale, was charged with improper lane usage and failure to provide aid and information. The charges are misdemeanors. Lynch was driving a 1996 GMC Sierra truck north on St. Mary's Road near Everett Road when he passed the bicyclists on the left, cut back to the right lane and slammed his brakes, Thompson said today. All 16 bikers fell in a pileup to avoid the truck, Thompson said, with some winding up in a ditch. Chris McNally, 31, and Grant Davis, 26, both of Chicago, were treated for minor injuries. Thompson said Robert Willems, 39, of Chicago, was treated at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. Lynch kept driving after the cyclists went down and then telephoned sheriff's police to report side-view mirror damage. Thompson said Lynch followed a direction to return to the crash scene. Thomson said Lynch first told deputies he heard a thump while he was driving and thought a bicyclist punched his truck. Police said Lynch later stated he jammed his brakes in front of the bikers because he didn't want to hit a squirrel. Read more about the story in Friday's Daily Herald. |
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Thomas Lynch charged in 16-bike pileup near Chicago
Misdemeanor, my ass.
-- Bob C. "Of course it hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts." T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia) wrote in message oups.com... Driver charged in 16-bike pileup near Libertyville By Bob Susnjara | Daily Herald Staff Writer Contact writerPublished: 9/27/2007 11:39 AMSend To: E-mail: To: From: Name: E-mail: Comments: A Florida man is accused of causing a 16-bicycle pileup after cutting in front of the group on St. Mary's Road in Libertyville Township, authorities said. Lake County sheriff's Sgt. Christopher Thompson said the incident happened about 9:05 a.m. Saturday. He said three bikers suffered non- life-threatening injuries. Thomas Lynch, 57, of Fort Lauderdale, was charged with improper lane usage and failure to provide aid and information. The charges are misdemeanors. Lynch was driving a 1996 GMC Sierra truck north on St. Mary's Road near Everett Road when he passed the bicyclists on the left, cut back to the right lane and slammed his brakes, Thompson said today. All 16 bikers fell in a pileup to avoid the truck, Thompson said, with some winding up in a ditch. Chris McNally, 31, and Grant Davis, 26, both of Chicago, were treated for minor injuries. Thompson said Robert Willems, 39, of Chicago, was treated at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. Lynch kept driving after the cyclists went down and then telephoned sheriff's police to report side-view mirror damage. Thompson said Lynch followed a direction to return to the crash scene. Thomson said Lynch first told deputies he heard a thump while he was driving and thought a bicyclist punched his truck. Police said Lynch later stated he jammed his brakes in front of the bikers because he didn't want to hit a squirrel. Read more about the story in Friday's Daily Herald. |
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Thomas Lynch charged in 16-bike pileup near Chicago
psycholist wrote:
Misdemeanor, my ass. Around here, it's a really bad idea to ask people to misdemeanor your ass. -- Bill Asher |
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Thomas Lynch charged in 16-bike pileup near Chicago
William Asher wrote:
psycholist wrote: Misdemeanor, my ass. Around here, it's a really bad idea to ask people to misdemeanor your ass. I was recently told, by someone reviewing a draft of a paper I'm writing, that I use far too many commas. In this case, a comma is a wonderful thing. |
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Thomas Lynch charged in 16-bike pileup near Chicago
William Asher wrote:
psycholist wrote: Misdemeanor, my ass. Around here, it's a really bad idea to ask people to misdemeanor your ass. Since everything is legal, you've got to do something pretty heinous! |
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Thomas Lynch charged in 16-bike pileup near Chicago
On Sep 27, 7:32 pm, Fred Fredburger
wrote: William Asher wrote: psycholist wrote: Misdemeanor, my ass. Around here, it's a really bad idea to ask people to misdemeanor your ass. Since everything is legal, you've got to do something pretty heinous! What's the difference in intent between cutting over and stopping dead, and backing over them? Not much IMO. this should've been assault with a deadly weapon at least. Autos are just as much weapons as firearms. They need to lock up scumbags who intentionally use either to hurt others for a minimum of 5 years before the deabte even begins, and ban plea bargains for those offences. Aint gonna happen in either case though. Just as an aside the NRA has been lobbying for this on firearms for years. Bill C |
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Thomas Lynch charged in 16-bike pileup near Chicago
Dan Connelly wrote:
William Asher wrote: psycholist wrote: Misdemeanor, my ass. Around here, it's a really bad idea to ask people to misdemeanor your ass. I was recently told, by someone reviewing a draft of a paper I'm writing, that I use far too many commas. In this case, a comma is a wonderful thing. In your case I would rather you use carriage returns and line feeds. -- Bill Asher |
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Thomas Lynch charged in 16-bike pileup near Chicago
Fred Fredburger wrote:
William Asher wrote: psycholist wrote: Misdemeanor, my ass. Around here, it's a really bad idea to ask people to misdemeanor your ass. Since everything is legal, you've got to do something pretty heinous! You mean heinie-ous right? -- Bill Asher |
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Thomas Lynch charged in 16-bike pileup near Chicago
Bill C wrote:
What's the difference in intent between cutting over and stopping dead, and backing over them? Not much IMO. this should've been assault with a deadly weapon at least. Autos are just as much weapons as firearms. They need to lock up scumbags who intentionally use either to hurt others for a minimum of 5 years before the deabte even begins, and ban plea bargains for those offences. I agree, the guy is a douche, but they probably can't hit him with anything else. What will make him stand up and take notice are the civil suits for injury and damages that will start coming in. The misdemeanor charge should make it harder for him to claim he was innocently driving along and shouldn't be liable for damages. But then, I'm only a dirtbag, not a dirtbag lawyer. -- Bill Asher |
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