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http://www.breitbart.com/news/na/D8CIQME80.html Ore. Bicyclist Charged With Manslaughter Sep 12 12:21 PM US/Eastern CORVALLIS, Ore. A bicyclist was charged with manslaughter after he ran through a stop sign and struck and killed a 71-year-old woman, police said Monday. Jean Calder died at Good Samaritan Hospital after she was struck Friday night as she crossed a street at an unmarked crosswalk, Corvallis police Capt. Ron Noble said. Christopher A. Lightning, 51, was charged with manslaughter and reckless driving. "A car and a bicycle are both vehicles and if they are operated in a way that could be criminal, then charges are filed equally in both situations," Noble said. "He was going right through a stop sign." Lightning was being housed in Benton County jail with bail set at $57,500. He will be given a court-appointed lawyer at his arraignment in Benton County. |
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Lightning was being housed in Benton County jail with bail set at $57,500. He will be given a court-appointed lawyer at his arraignment in Benton County. Now if he'd been in a car and the victim was on a bike it would be an entirely different story. J "I didn't see him!" F |
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A bicyclist was charged with manslaughter after he ran through a stop
sign and struck and killed a 71-year-old woman, police said Monday. Cyclists have been getting too reckless for a long time. A pedestrian here, a month ago, was mowed down by a hit and run bicyclist. Broke the pedestrians jaw. The victim wants bicycles to have license plates, because there is no way to track these law breakers down. |
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"Claudius Vitalis" wrote in message
ink.net... A bicyclist was charged with manslaughter after he ran through a stop sign and struck and killed a 71-year-old woman, police said Monday. Cyclists have been getting too reckless for a long time. A pedestrian here, a month ago, was mowed down by a hit and run bicyclist. Broke the pedestrians jaw. The victim wants bicycles to have license plates, because there is no way to track these law breakers down. Like someone's going to be able to read the license plate of a fleeing cyclist. |
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Claudius Vitalis wrote: The victim wants bicycles to have license plates, because there is no way to track these law breakers down. Well they'd have to make the plates out of Ti or Carbon and they'd have to be really small with really small numbers or else they'd just be too heavy. Maybe just a decal would work. You could stick it under the BB. |
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This looks like a case for Bob Mionske.
I don't really get it...Cars kill people every day by running stop signs or red lights (and don't get charged with Manslaughter). |
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http://www.breitbart.com/news/na/D8CIQME80.html Ore. Bicyclist Charged With Manslaughter Sep 12 12:21 PM US/Eastern CORVALLIS, Ore. A bicyclist was charged with manslaughter after he ran through a stop sign and struck and killed a 71-year-old woman, police said Monday. Jean Calder died at Good Samaritan Hospital after she was struck Friday night as she crossed a street at an unmarked crosswalk, Corvallis police Capt. Ron Noble said. Christopher A. Lightning, 51, was charged with manslaughter and reckless driving. "A car and a bicycle are both vehicles and if they are operated in a way that could be criminal, then charges are filed equally in both situations," Noble said. "He was going right through a stop sign." Lightning was being housed in Benton County jail with bail set at $57,500. He will be given a court-appointed lawyer at his arraignment in Benton County. (rec.bicyles.soc added) There are cyclists and then there are people on bikes. I usually don't get too upset when I hear about someone getting mowed down in town, because the majority of bike riders in town are sloppy thinking types on their way to low-paying jobs, the Sev, or kids who haven't learned how to ride safely. They (the adults at least) flout the law and behave like fast pedestrians who own the ****ing road, sidewalk, crosswalk, driveway AND parking lot. OTOH, the local training routes are frequented with riders who know and generally follow the law, inflicting a reasonable minimum of inconvenience on the cagers and peds around them. Last year, this community was inflamed by the case of Josie Johnson, who was run down and killed near Solitude ski resort. Anyone riding a bike up there (almost certainly) is a serious rider who spends enough time on the road to know without question how to ride safely. When such riders are hit, it's almost never their fault to any degree whatsoever, and it is a tragedy. The driver, the wife of the owner of the resort, is still up on charges. Oh. This was a reply to a different story. The question is: what kind of bike rider was this guy? I need to know before I'll lift a finger to defend him. As a cyclist, I daresay I'm more offended at the antics of a lazy scofflaw rider than any cager watching. -- -- Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall Conservative dictionary: Judicial Activist: n. A judge who tends to rule against your wishes. |
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