DC Pedestrian Safety

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know more about what has happened to the driver in accident that killed Nina Larson in Adams Morgan? For example, is the driver being charged?

The driver is finally being charged.

"The penalty for a first-time conviction of reckless driving is imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500."

Life is cheap in DC.

What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for accidental death?

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This was an accident. Not someone out to murder someone else.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know more about what has happened to the driver in accident that killed Nina Larson in Adams Morgan? For example, is the driver being charged?

The driver is finally being charged.

"The penalty for a first-time conviction of reckless driving is imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500."

Life is cheap in DC.

What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for accidental death?

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This was an accident. Not someone out to murder someone else.

I disagree that you can call this an "accident." An accident is when the breaks fail, or when a pedestrian steps into the middle of the road without warning. Tragic but ultimately not the fault of a driver who was following the law.

Hitting and killing a pedestrian in a crosswalk while driving recklessly is not "an accident." It isn't premeditated murder but it's, at a minimum, negligence that resulted in a person's death. That's not an "accident."

[Anonymous]

How sad and pathetic that it took MPD three years to recommend charges and three years for USAO to actually file them. Whoever is truly responsible for this part of this fiasco, it's disgusting that a driver can kill a pedestrian and not face charges for three years afterward. MPD and USAO were leaving no stone unturned trying to find a reason not to charge the driver.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know more about what has happened to the driver in accident that killed Nina Larson in Adams Morgan? For example, is the driver being charged?

The driver is finally being charged.

"The penalty for a first-time conviction of reckless driving is imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500."

Life is cheap in DC.

What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for accidental death?

DP. What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for driving so recklessly that you killed a person?

“imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500”

I think the penalty for driving so recklessly that you killed a person should be more than imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know more about what has happened to the driver in accident that killed Nina Larson in Adams Morgan? For example, is the driver being charged?

The driver is finally being charged.

"The penalty for a first-time conviction of reckless driving is imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500."

Life is cheap in DC.

What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for accidental death?

DP. What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for driving so recklessly that you killed a person?

“imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500”

I think the penalty for driving so recklessly that you killed a person should be more than imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500.

So what should the penalty be?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know more about what has happened to the driver in accident that killed Nina Larson in Adams Morgan? For example, is the driver being charged?

The driver is finally being charged.

"The penalty for a first-time conviction of reckless driving is imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500."

Life is cheap in DC.

What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for accidental death?

DP. What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for driving so recklessly that you killed a person?

“imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500”

I think the penalty for driving so recklessly that you killed a person should be more than imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500.

So what should the penalty be?

The penalty for manslaughter in DC is imprisonment for up to 30 years and a maximum fine of $75,000.

[Anonymous]

US drivers are often aggressive and there is not a culture or penalty system that requires drivers to stop for pedestrians.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know more about what has happened to the driver in accident that killed Nina Larson in Adams Morgan? For example, is the driver being charged?

The driver is finally being charged.

"The penalty for a first-time conviction of reckless driving is imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500."

Life is cheap in DC.

What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for accidental death?

DP. What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for driving so recklessly that you killed a person?

“imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500”

I think the penalty for driving so recklessly that you killed a person should be more than imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500.

So what should the penalty be?

The penalty for manslaughter in DC is imprisonment for up to 30 years and a maximum fine of $75,000.

You don’t know the difference between voluntary manslaughter and negligent homicide and also don’t understand the differences between these crimes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How sad and pathetic that it took MPD three years to recommend charges and three years for USAO to actually file them. Whoever is truly responsible for this part of this fiasco, it's disgusting that a driver can kill a pedestrian and not face charges for three years afterward. MPD and USAO were leaving no stone unturned trying to find a reason not to charge the driver.

Usao wouldn't charge her, which is why she's been charged with a misdemeanor--that is the only thing OAG could bring against her.

Sometimes usao does bring charges, but not enough in my opinion. It seems like they do it more if the driver flees (appropriate) but there are also big age/race/sex disparities.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know more about what has happened to the driver in accident that killed Nina Larson in Adams Morgan? For example, is the driver being charged?

The driver is finally being charged.

"The penalty for a first-time conviction of reckless driving is imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500."

Life is cheap in DC.

What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for accidental death?

DP. What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for driving so recklessly that you killed a person?

“imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500”

I think the penalty for driving so recklessly that you killed a person should be more than imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500.

So what should the penalty be?

The penalty for manslaughter in DC is imprisonment for up to 30 years and a maximum fine of $75,000.

You don’t know the difference between voluntary manslaughter and negligent homicide and also don’t understand the differences between these crimes.

There is a lot of space between 3 months/$500 and 30 years/$75,000, in terms of penalties for killing people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know more about what has happened to the driver in accident that killed Nina Larson in Adams Morgan? For example, is the driver being charged?

The driver is finally being charged.

"The penalty for a first-time conviction of reckless driving is imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500."

Life is cheap in DC.

What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for accidental death?

DP. What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for driving so recklessly that you killed a person?

“imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500”

I think the penalty for driving so recklessly that you killed a person should be more than imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500.

So what should the penalty be?

The penalty for manslaughter in DC is imprisonment for up to 30 years and a maximum fine of $75,000.

You don’t know the difference between voluntary manslaughter and negligent homicide and also don’t understand the differences between these crimes.

There is a lot of space between 3 months/$500 and 30 years/$75,000, in terms of penalties for killing people.

Impressive confidence to believe that you know the law better than the US Attorney

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know more about what has happened to the driver in accident that killed Nina Larson in Adams Morgan? For example, is the driver being charged?

The driver is finally being charged.

"The penalty for a first-time conviction of reckless driving is imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500."

Life is cheap in DC.

What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for accidental death?

DP. What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for driving so recklessly that you killed a person?

“imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500”

I think the penalty for driving so recklessly that you killed a person should be more than imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500.

So what should the penalty be?

The penalty for manslaughter in DC is imprisonment for up to 30 years and a maximum fine of $75,000.

You don’t know the difference between voluntary manslaughter and negligent homicide and also don’t understand the differences between these crimes.

There is a lot of space between 3 months/$500 and 30 years/$75,000, in terms of penalties for killing people.

Impressive confidence to believe that you know the law better than the US Attorney

Impressive faith in the status quo to believe that it's just fine that the maximum penalty under existing law for driving so recklessly that you kill someone is 3 months/$500.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know more about what has happened to the driver in accident that killed Nina Larson in Adams Morgan? For example, is the driver being charged?

The driver is finally being charged.

"The penalty for a first-time conviction of reckless driving is imprisonment for up to 3 months and a maximum fine of $500."

Life is cheap in DC.

What do you think the appropriate penalty should be for accidental death?

+1
This was an accident. Not someone out to murder someone else.

it wasn’t an “accident.” She chose to drive recklessly and these are the consequences.