3 killed in crash on River Road

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I haven't read all pages so forgive my ignorance but was the road such that the speeding car not visible by that WW school family driver? Why did he or she make that left turn?

The Car was going 115 mph.
Yes the left Turing car saw the speeding car, but would not have anticipated it going 70 mph OVER the speed limit. That is insane. The left turning driver was making judgments based on how quickly a car moving no more than 10-15 mph over the speed limit would be traveling.

The family in the left turning car was murdered.

Nonetheless, the driver in the left turning car needs to give way. The speeding car had right of way regardless. Maryland recognizes contributory negligence.

And under these circumstances, their contribution was like .0000000001%. Moreover, this isn't a case of two parties being negligent. The BMW's extreme recklessness and disregard for human life trumps whatever negligence there may have been by the other driver.

I don't believe that's the case, in Maryland. There's a discussion on the Bethesda Mag site about this:
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/Web-2016/Driver-in-Fatal-River-Road-Crash-Pleads-Guilty-to-Vehicular-Manslaughter/

Read the comments from Bastante, who is a lawyer in MD.

[Anonymous]

someone please inject some common sense here. He drove 115 miles per hour and killed 3 people. Those are the simple facts. Sentence him accordingly. I hope the max allowable by law.
Let the lawyer come to his own peace, whatever that may be, given that he has protected this kid before.
I think lawyers like this are the lowest form of human life, but he is still a human. Pitiful form of human life, but still a human.

[Anonymous]

And, is he worse than the Dad who hosted the drunken high school party in Montgomery County?
That guy is walking around after paying a small fine.
We are a seriously messed up society.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious that the judge set no bond - worries of fleeing the country or just not another chance to buy his way out?

I think he is in custody until sentencing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven't read all pages so forgive my ignorance but was the road such that the speeding car not visible by that WW school family driver? Why did he or she make that left turn?

The Car was going 115 mph.
Yes the left Turing car saw the speeding car, but would not have anticipated it going 70 mph OVER the speed limit. That is insane. The left turning driver was making judgments based on how quickly a car moving no more than 10-15 mph over the speed limit would be traveling.

The family in the left turning car was murdered.

Nonetheless, the driver in the left turning car needs to give way. The speeding car had right of way regardless. Maryland recognizes contributory negligence.

And under these circumstances, their contribution was like .0000000001%. Moreover, this isn't a case of two parties being negligent. The BMW's extreme recklessness and disregard for human life trumps whatever negligence there may have been by the other driver.

I don't believe that's the case, in Maryland. There's a discussion on the Bethesda Mag site about this:
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/Web-2016/Driver-in-Fatal-River-Road-Crash-Pleads-Guilty-to-Vehicular-Manslaughter/

Read the comments from Bastante, who is a lawyer in MD.

He's talking about the intersection. Not the behavior of the parties. Saying the intersection was to blame is disingenuous at best. Had there been a green light the result would have been the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Let the lawyer come to his own peace, whatever that may be, given that he has protected this kid before.
I think lawyers like this are the lowest form of human life, but he is still a human. Pitiful form of human life, but still a human.

So you don't think people accused of a crime deserve a fair defense?

I'm guessing he'll get less than the maximum since he made a deal with the prosecutor to plead guilty, but I'm not sure how it works in MD when it comes to sentencing recommendations from the prosecutor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Let the lawyer come to his own peace, whatever that may be, given that he has protected this kid before.
I think lawyers like this are the lowest form of human life, but he is still a human. Pitiful form of human life, but still a human.

So you don't think people accused of a crime deserve a fair defense?

I'm guessing he'll get less than the maximum since he made a deal with the prosecutor to plead guilty, but I'm not sure how it works in MD when it comes to sentencing recommendations from the prosecutor.

The trend lately has been 2 years per count. So 6 years for this guy. I hope to God they take away his license forever. That would impact him more than 3 extra years in prison. He has repeatedly driven recklessly, but never had to pay any consequences due to the attorney his parents hired.

[Anonymous]

Can the girl who survived this crash still sue the young man who caused it, after the judgement ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can the girl who survived this crash still sue the young man who caused it, after the judgement ?

His parents are a better person to sue. They leased the BMW for him. based on his driving record, he seemed to get tickets/citations fairly often, so giving him a powerful car was just enabling him to go far faster.

[Anonymous]

Based on the sentencing today will he be eligible for parole in 3 years - 25% of the total sentence?