Missile is the term the law uses for an object propelled by force, whether it be a bullet, actual missile of some sort, or thrown object the law doesn't discriminate on the object.
As for as her sentence. It sounds harsh. I would have recommended that both parties would have to complete driver improvement courses. The lady who threw the drink should have to complete anger management and stay on probation for 3 years. Perhaps by the way she thought about what might happen to her, she didn't take the gravity of the situation seriously.
However the consequences could have been worse if it was to turn out differently. What if the guy crashed and someone died? She would be convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter. She would serve time for that. Not to mention the civil suits that could be arranged. What if the contents of the cup were hot, and caused disfiguring burns to the victim? I know everyone is thinking yeah but thats not what happened.
So.... Lets say that she overshot with her throw, it goes into oncoming traffic and hits the windshield of that car. An object thrown at 65 mph plus whatever the speed of the other vehicle lets say its 65 that puts the objects applied force at 130 mph hitting a person or vehicle.
In a way im glad that they are cracking down on road rage. People tossing road maps, tacos, cups of liquid, loose change etc out the window is outta control. Some of the instances have involved firearms and other weapons and every single incident that they have usually leads to both parties arrest and or possible injury or death. People get irrate and put other drivers at risk when 2 cars are giong at it on america's roads.
SLOW DOWN! Its not worth your license, its not worth your insurance or having a criminal record. The Capital Beltway is not a level on the road rash video game!
