MVA closes Route 5 in Calaway area

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Boatdriver

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My son saw the hit and run...after the guy hit the van, from what my boy said, he was well aware of what he was doing. He said the driver looked at him checked his rearview mirror and sped off towards Chingville... I don't buy the diabetic line. Guess we'll see what happens.
 
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dgates80

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Will he be charged with manslaughter or homicide? I think he knew *exactly* what he was doing and was doing so quite intentionally, he was doing a "running from the scene of an accident" thing. Throw the book at him. And charge him with the latter, IMHO.
 
itsbob

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dgates80 said:
Will he be charged with manslaughter or homicide? I think he knew *exactly* what he was doing and was doing so quite intentionally, he was doing a "running from the scene of an accident" thing. Throw the book at him. And charge him with the latter, IMHO.
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Interesting question. Hit and run, leaving the scene and "evading" all crimes in and of themselves. Kills someone while committing those crimes. Murder?
 
twinoaks207

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Danzig said:
NOT DEFENDING HIM, just putting the facts out.

distance from first to second accident was 1.2 miles

That is still pretty far.
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So, if approximate speed was 90 mph, how long would it take to travel that distance? A minute and a half or so? Not so very long at all...especially if there is a diabetic emergency thrown in there somewhere.

Just saying....

(I've seen two of them and the persons involved had no clue what they were doing or what was going on...just saying...).


This is just a sad, tragic thing all the the way around, no matter what the circumstances were. And remember, no one on this board was in that silver truck so none of us has any clue what really happened. It will all come out in due time as the investigation is completed. The best thing that we can all do is pray for those involved and their families.
 
struggler44

struggler44

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Wonder if the first victim had anything to do do with the speeds obtained before the 2nd crash, cops even give up pursuit if it endangers the public..........
 
PrepH4U

PrepH4U

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Question? So the media reports and the tweets from SMD were wrong when they originally posted that the first hit and run occured at Indian Bridge Rd, then proceeded on to the hit & run @ Callaway intersection and then the final accident @Chingville? I see that all of the news stories posted on other sites no longer mention Indian Bridge rd.
 
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libby

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Like others, my family travels that road often, and I'm sick to death thinking it could have been one of us. How can we demand that our law enforcement actually control people like this?
 
glhs837

glhs837

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libby said:
Like others, my family travels that road often, and I'm sick to death thinking it could have been one of us. How can we demand that our law enforcement actually control people like this?
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This isn't a thing enforcement can control. The only thing you, as a driver, can do is to be ready at any time, for anything. Live in a very large bubble, like a good motorcyclist, and be always working scenarios for evasion. Still might not save you, but its the best chance you have against a thing like this. Oh, I forgot, also, try your very best to know exactly what your vehicle can do when pushed to the limits, your and its. That's way, faced with the unexpected, you can make choices based on knowledge of whats possible.
 
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libby

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DoWhat said:
How the hell can they do that?
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IDK, that's what I'm asking. More jail time? Some sort of monitor? It's just wrong on so many levels that any habitual offenders have privileges such as driving, or the freedom to ignore the law that revokes their license. I'm thinking of cases other than this one, in which a habitual offender kills innocent people.
 
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mdff21

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libby said:
IDK, that's what I'm asking. More jail time? Some sort of monitor? It's just wrong on so many levels that any habitual offenders have privileges such as driving, or the freedom to ignore the law that revokes their license. I'm thinking of cases other than this one, in which a habitual offender kills innocent people.
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There are many drivers are out there that are suspended revoked or just no license at all. What abut those that have gotten a DUI/DWI that have the monitor placed on their vehilce that they have to blow into before ir will start. Saw one of those have another person blow into it for them when they left the bar. As long as they need to go somewhere they will find a way to drive.
 
vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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libby said:
How can we demand that our law enforcement actually control people like this?
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It's not the cops - it's the lawyers and judges that don't keep these people locked up after their first offense. Or even after their second, third or fourth.
 
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libby

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vraiblonde said:
It's not the cops - it's the lawyers and judges that don't keep these people locked up after their first offense. Or even after their second, third or fourth.
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Good point. How about we string them up, too, when someone they let loose kills an innocent person?
 
vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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libby said:
Good point. How about we string them up, too, when someone they let loose kills an innocent person?
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Well, you raise an interesting point. Why not hold lawyers and judges responsible for their decisions? Judge lets some thug off time and time again, and that thug then goes on to kill someone, why not punish the judge? Why not charge the lawyer, or even our darling States Attorney, with manslaughter?

This #######'s family is all over the place, whining about how terrible he feels and how mean we are for picking on him. :bawl: :rolleyes: Personally, I'd throw their asses in prison, too, because they are clearly part of the problem.

All in my opinion, of course.
 
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