driver hits cyclist, flees scene, no jail time

usdmej · Fri, Dec-17-2010, 08:46:33 PM

a current topic amongst the cycling community
i decided to post a wall street journal reporting in order to make it neutral or at least not pro-cyclist

http://online.wsj.com/article/APd4aa...bfdcb4e2b.html

- motorist runs off road, hits cyclist
- cyclist injured on side of road, motorist keeps going
- pulls over in a parkign lot 3 miles away and calls MB dealership asking to fix mirror
- later says new car smell of his 2010 MB caused sleep apnea
- gets a suspended 90 day jail sentence

please discuss (maturely)

Bochet · Fri, Dec-17-2010, 08:53:00 PM

you forgot to mention the guy that hit the cyclist is a $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ hedge fund manager.

i've been following the story, the guy is a real dirt bag, it's a shame how much freedom = $$$$ in the justice system

Ginsu Tim · Fri, Dec-17-2010, 08:59:01 PM

what's the problem here? A cyclist hit my M3 and fled the scene with no jail time last year...

Bochet · Fri, Dec-17-2010, 09:00:59 PM

^:trollface:^

usdmej · Fri, Dec-17-2010, 09:03:17 PM

i didn't want to seem biased in my initial post

but yes the prosecution reduced the charge from a felony because they were afraid it would negatively affect his ability to keep his job position...

i really did think it was a joke when i read it.
btw since we're bringing up occupations the vicitm is a doctor (anasthesioligist i might be wrong though). they're pretty well paid doctors im kind of wondering if he isn't dissapointed in his lawyers right now

mike27t · Fri, Dec-17-2010, 09:04:05 PM

Quote:

Erzinger's attorney said his client has a sleep disorder and dozed off.

How does this result in only a 1 year suspension of license. Should he ever be allowed behind the wheel?

usdmej · Fri, Dec-17-2010, 09:08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ginsu Tim

what's the problem here? A cyclist hit my M3 and fled the scene with no jail time last year...

at the risk of being baited . . . .

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/...chment/ex-34-2

did you or your m3 have spinal injuries, broken knee and arm, and bleeding in the brain after said incident?

kmfurdm · Fri, Dec-17-2010, 09:22:16 PM

No fine? So this guy got off easier at the end of the day than I did in Virginia for going 15 miles over the speed limit. Amazing.

P4lm3r · Fri, Dec-17-2010, 09:35:01 PM

clearly the cyclists fault. he should have been on the sidewalk.

samosa · Fri, Dec-17-2010, 09:45:55 PM

I've almost been run over twice on my bike in the past week. Half the time it's because the drivers are just not looking out for bike riders.

Fri, Dec-17-2010, 08:46:33 PM	#1
usdmej Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,281 Reputation: 0 Location: bay area	driver hits cyclist, flees scene, no jail time a current topic amongst the cycling community i decided to post a wall street journal reporting in order to make it neutral or at least not pro-cyclist http://online.wsj.com/article/APd4aa...bfdcb4e2b.html - motorist runs off road, hits cyclist - cyclist injured on side of road, motorist keeps going - pulls over in a parkign lot 3 miles away and calls MB dealership asking to fix mirror - later says new car smell of his 2010 MB caused sleep apnea - gets a suspended 90 day jail sentence please discuss (maturely)

Fri, Dec-17-2010, 08:53:00 PM	#2
Bochet ( . Y . ) Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,365 Reputation: 0 Location: Charleston	you forgot to mention the guy that hit the cyclist is a $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ hedge fund manager. i've been following the story, the guy is a real dirt bag, it's a shame how much freedom = $$$$ in the justice system __________________ The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past. - Robertson Davies

Fri, Dec-17-2010, 08:59:01 PM	#3
Ginsu Tim Salty, Nutty, Bland. Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,067 Reputation: 0 Location: Seattle	what's the problem here? A cyclist hit my M3 and fled the scene with no jail time last year... __________________ 2006 Carbon Black M3 - Dinan SSK, CSL rotors, Bimmerworld SS brake lines, PFC 06, Apex Arc 8, Gravel: carefully distributed throughout chassis & some body panels (for ballast) 1988 Alpine White 325ix (OO==[][]==OO)

Fri, Dec-17-2010, 09:00:59 PM	#4
Bochet ( . Y . ) Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,365 Reputation: 0 Location: Charleston	^:trollface:^ __________________ The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past. - Robertson Davies

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Fri, Dec-17-2010, 09:03:17 PM	#5
usdmej Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,281 Reputation: 0 Location: bay area	i didn't want to seem biased in my initial post but yes the prosecution reduced the charge from a felony because they were afraid it would negatively affect his ability to keep his job position... i really did think it was a joke when i read it. btw since we're bringing up occupations the vicitm is a doctor (anasthesioligist i might be wrong though). they're pretty well paid doctors im kind of wondering if he isn't dissapointed in his lawyers right now