3 killed in crash on River Road

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If there had been a peleton of cyclists in the road, those three people would still be alive.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's fascinating that earlier in the thread, everyone was assuming this kid was a minority. Not the wealthy child of Turkish parents. Wonder why.

I assumed he is Caucasian/non-minority.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope the sentence is fair and he doesn't get off easily. If he had received stiffer penalties the first time who knows if it may have put some sense into him earlier.

The sentencing is August 8. Can public contact judge or state's attorney with their comments?

Great question. I imagine not the judge but the state's attorney's office. I also think people should organize a group to appear and make opinions known about the severity of this crime. If I wasn't going to be out of town is be there. A serious punishment is warranted.

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As many speculated, the young driver was speeding--115 mph (!). It is good he is taking responsibility for his actions. I hope the surviving family members find some peace, and that in time he will make something good of his life.

Yeah, making license plates in prison...This guy went to private school, but could even finish community college. Indulgent parents gave him fancy cars that he raced around like a maniac on regular roads and getting caught. He had his chance to make something good. Not only has he taken a bigger carbon footprint than he's entitled, he deserves to get the maximum prison sentence possible.

People keep saying, he was driving a powerful fast car, so what? He knew what the driving rules are but even as a sign of arrogance, prior to the accident he say, “A car coming in the opposite direction on River Road made a left turn in front of me, and I flashed my lights at it.” Dude, you're going 110 MPH you don't own the road. If you were going anywhere close to the speed limit that family would be alive and a deserving young person actually worked hard in school would be headed off to college.

He was already guilty of infractions. Those were his opportunities to learn and change his behavior.




What he did was horrible, but he is an immature young man who made a tragic error in judgment. Whenever he completes his sentence (and I agree in hoping it is a long one), he can still do something worthwhile with his life. The fact that he'll have to live with what he's done is probably worse than any other penalty he might receive.

[Anonymous]

He didn't make an error in judgement. He killed three people. His life should be over as he knows it.

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Anonymous wrote:I looked him up in the state's Judiciary case search. He's listed for several incidents.

He also has a possession of marijuana charge from 2014. It appears charges were dropped.

I hope he gets a long sentence this time. He has so many reduced charges and dropped charges. His lawyer has been earning his keep.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's fascinating that earlier in the thread, everyone was assuming this kid was a minority. Not the wealthy child of Turkish parents. Wonder why.

I assumed he is Caucasian/non-minority.

I assumed he was a wealthy Potomac immigrant. Middle Eastern. That was my experience with speeders in LA.

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Anonymous wrote:He didn't make an error in judgement. He killed three people. His life should be over as he knows it.

+1--- and, while he serves time, he should have to go to high schools and colleges and talk about the consequences of his arrogance and recklessness. Maybe if he relives this nightmare over and over and shares his story with enough young people, it could prevent another reckless driving tragedy.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope the sentence is fair and he doesn't get off easily. If he had received stiffer penalties the first time who knows if it may have put some sense into him earlier.

The sentencing is August 8. Can public contact judge or state's attorney with their comments?

Great question. I imagine not the judge but the state's attorney's office. I also think people should organize a group to appear and make opinions known about the severity of this crime. If I wasn't going to be out of town is be there. A serious punishment is warranted.

Does anyone know who the prosecuting attorney is for this case?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He didn't make an error in judgement. He killed three people. His life should be over as he knows it.

+1--- and, while he serves time, he should have to go to high schools and colleges and talk about the consequences of his arrogance and recklessness. Maybe if he relives this nightmare over and over and shares his story with enough young people, it could prevent another reckless driving tragedy.

No, only sh*t comes out of an assh*le.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If there had been a peleton of cyclists in the road, those three people would still be alive.

Why on earth are you making light of this? What is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He didn't make an error in judgement. He killed three people. His life should be over as he knows it.

+1

He is not going to "learn" anything. Don't kid yourself.

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Do we know whether the speeder even had his lights on or not? He doesn't sound responsible enough for even that.

That model of BMW has automatic headlights, and daytime running lights. Some illumination would have been on. The crash report also states he flashed his high beams at the Volt (not clear if before it started to cross or not).

Okay, but usually, doesn't "flashing your lights" tell the other person to proceed (not a warning, but a "go ahead")? This kid isn't very smart.

I read that to mean that he flashed his lights to another driver, not the family he killed, as he crested the hill, which would mean that his lights were out briefly. When they flashed back on, he was probably further on the road and the crash was inevitable. He was moving so fast.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope the sentence is fair and he doesn't get off easily. If he had received stiffer penalties the first time who knows if it may have put some sense into him earlier.

The sentencing is August 8. Can public contact judge or state's attorney with their comments?

Great question. I imagine not the judge but the state's attorney's office. I also think people should organize a group to appear and make opinions known about the severity of this crime. If I wasn't going to be out of town is be there. A serious punishment is warranted.

Does anyone know who the prosecuting attorney is for this case?

I answered my own question after reading the case information online. The counsel for the state is Christina Rodriguez.

The judge is Mary Beth McCormick.

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Anonymous wrote:If there had been a peleton of cyclists in the road, those three people would still be alive.

Why on earth are you making light of this? What is wrong with you?

I am not making light of it. Reality is, the kind of change in our approach to driving that would make sharing the road easier, would also make car/car crashes less frequent and less deadly.