Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 18:09     Subject: Bride killed hours after ceremony
Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, if the driver of the golf cart had been drinking, it will be used by the defense to try to mitigate blame and establish shared negligence. Did cart have tail lights and were they operating properly that night? Was the golf cart operating in a safe and predictable manner?

Further, the woman denied a field sobriety test. If the blood draw is inconclusive, this is downgraded to reckless driving. Maybe involuntary manslaughter if the prosecutor is feeling spicy.

If there’s any degree of contributory negligence, it will probably help the driver in lowering a potential prison sentence.


This country is so litigious and it’s sad what money and privilege can buy you. I’m hoping for the bride and groom’s family’s sake that the prosecutor does it all right
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 15:39     Subject: Bride killed hours after ceremony
Unfortunately, if the driver of the golf cart had been drinking, it will be used by the defense to try to mitigate blame and establish shared negligence. Did cart have tail lights and were they operating properly that night? Was the golf cart operating in a safe and predictable manner?

Further, the woman denied a field sobriety test. If the blood draw is inconclusive, this is downgraded to reckless driving. Maybe involuntary manslaughter if the prosecutor is feeling spicy.

If there’s any degree of contributory negligence, it will probably help the driver in lowering a potential prison sentence.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 15:20     Subject: Re:Bride killed hours after ceremony


My heart breaks for them.
Anonymous
Post 05/04/2023 07:40     Subject: Bride killed hours after ceremony
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I saw this and it is absolutely horrific. It upsets me even more knowing that when something similar happened here in the DC area - great kid killed by drunk driver - there were defenders of the drunk driver here in DCUM. Disgusting.

Drunk drivers need to be put away for a long time. No apologies, especially in 2023 when there are Ubers/Lyfts, etc. at the touch of a screen.


Excuses in order:

It was a mistake. The driver shouldn't spend his life in jail for a simple mistake.
There was no intent. He couldn't understand the consequences of exceeding the speed limit slightly.
Why are they allowing people to drive golf carts on the road? Roads are dangerous and golf carts and pedestrians should stay away from them.


I’m hoping, assuming, this response is sarcastic. Even as a person who knows tbe driver intimately I can say I hope she goes away for life.

She had multiple speeding violations prior and a very privileged life that she never learned from. I hope she gets the max.


Op you sound like you’re jealous of this person and happy something bad happened to her. That’s not great for your own karma.


Definitely not jealous but definitely angry that she took someone’s life.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 23:33     Subject: Bride killed hours after ceremony
I'm very familiar with Folly and there are NO roads there where 65 mph would not be terrifyingly dangerous. Even at night, lots of people out walking, riding bikes, riding golf carts - it's not a place you could ever fly through like that safely. I truly don't think someone could drive that speed anywhere on Folly and not hit someone in some way. It's horrifying to think about someone driving like that through there. Truly nightmare material.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 23:31     Subject: Bride killed hours after ceremony
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I saw this and it is absolutely horrific. It upsets me even more knowing that when something similar happened here in the DC area - great kid killed by drunk driver - there were defenders of the drunk driver here in DCUM. Disgusting.

Drunk drivers need to be put away for a long time. No apologies, especially in 2023 when there are Ubers/Lyfts, etc. at the touch of a screen.


Excuses in order:

It was a mistake. The driver shouldn't spend his life in jail for a simple mistake.
There was no intent. He couldn't understand the consequences of exceeding the speed limit slightly.
Why are they allowing people to drive golf carts on the road? Roads are dangerous and golf carts and pedestrians should stay away from them.


I’m hoping, assuming, this response is sarcastic. Even as a person who knows tbe driver intimately I can say I hope she goes away for life.

She had multiple speeding violations prior and a very privileged life that she never learned from. I hope she gets the max.


Op you sound like you’re jealous of this person and happy something bad happened to her. That’s not great for your own karma.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 23:25     Subject: Bride killed hours after ceremony
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The murderer is on suicide watch, but it’s likely because shes in jail, not because she feels remorse for what she’s done. Her life is over, though - no matter what happens. Even if she gets a lighter sentence, her name will always be connected to this heinous crime.


Her life os not over.
Wishful thinking.

She can always move and change her name or just get married.

The fact that she is alive leaves her in a better position than the victims. No punishment that she will receive is enough.


How could you ever have a wedding with the whole white dress and everything after killing a bride on her wedding night? I hope what the killer did haunts her too much to ever get that experience.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 22:05     Subject: Bride killed hours after ceremony
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I saw this and it is absolutely horrific. It upsets me even more knowing that when something similar happened here in the DC area - great kid killed by drunk driver - there were defenders of the drunk driver here in DCUM. Disgusting.

Drunk drivers need to be put away for a long time. No apologies, especially in 2023 when there are Ubers/Lyfts, etc. at the touch of a screen.


Excuses in order:

It was a mistake. The driver shouldn't spend his life in jail for a simple mistake.
There was no intent. He couldn't understand the consequences of exceeding the speed limit slightly.
Why are they allowing people to drive golf carts on the road? Roads are dangerous and golf carts and pedestrians should stay away from them.


She should get the death penalty! 40 miles over speed limit, drunk and not her first offence. This was not a mistake! A young woman was murdered by this drunk. A young man's life is destroyed and you call it a mistake?!

Life in prison in solitary confinement or the death penalty. Maybe other drinks would stop driving.



You are ridiculous.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 22:03     Subject: Bride killed hours after ceremony
Anonymous wrote:Some many people here are focused on the drinking and the criminal. What about the poor bride who died in her wedding dress. I cannot even imagine how tragic that would be.


+1

So so sad.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 22:02     Subject: Re:Bride killed hours after ceremony
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just pointing out - are we 100% sure the drivers of the golf cart, from the wedding, were sober? That they weren't reckless drivers?

I have a house in a golf cart town and have lost my mailbox, several feet off the road, several times now.


This is irrelevant. Nothing about their behavior indicates any wrong doing on their part. If the driver of the cart wasn’t sober, that clearly did not make the driver plow them over at 65 mph.




Because people who die in car accidents are never at fault for their actions.

If they drive poorly is that "intent" for suicide?
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 22:00     Subject: Bride killed hours after ceremony
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I saw this and it is absolutely horrific. It upsets me even more knowing that when something similar happened here in the DC area - great kid killed by drunk driver - there were defenders of the drunk driver here in DCUM. Disgusting.

Drunk drivers need to be put away for a long time. No apologies, especially in 2023 when there are Ubers/Lyfts, etc. at the touch of a screen.


Excuses in order:

It was a mistake. The driver shouldn't spend his life in jail for a simple mistake.
There was no intent. He couldn't understand the consequences of exceeding the speed limit slightly.
Why are they allowing people to drive golf carts on the road? Roads are dangerous and golf carts and pedestrians should stay away from them.


Sounds like you don't know what "intent" means. Still.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 21:10     Subject: Bride killed hours after ceremony
Anonymous wrote:The murderer is on suicide watch, but it’s likely because shes in jail, not because she feels remorse for what she’s done. Her life is over, though - no matter what happens. Even if she gets a lighter sentence, her name will always be connected to this heinous crime.


Her life os not over.
Wishful thinking.

She can always move and change her name or just get married.

The fact that she is alive leaves her in a better position than the victims. No punishment that she will receive is enough.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 20:51     Subject: Re:Bride killed hours after ceremony
Anonymous wrote:Just pointing out - are we 100% sure the drivers of the golf cart, from the wedding, were sober? That they weren't reckless drivers?

I have a house in a golf cart town and have lost my mailbox, several feet off the road, several times now.


This is irrelevant. Nothing about their behavior indicates any wrong doing on their part. If the driver of the cart wasn’t sober, that clearly did not make the driver plow them over at 65 mph.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 20:46     Subject: Bride killed hours after ceremony
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They were in an LSV which is slightly different than a golf cart. A golf cart goes 15 mph. An LSV can go 25 mph or more, has headlights, turn signals, mirrors, seat belts.


“There are two main things that distinguish a golf cart from a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV), sometimes referred to as a Low-Speed Vehicle or LSV:
- The maximum speed of a golf cart is 15mph.
- An NEV / LSV must go 25mph or more.
- An NEV has headlights, turn signals, mirrors, seat belts, and even a VIN number.
- An NEV / LSV can be operated on streets with a posted speed limit of 35mph or less.”

See https://www.tmhnc.com/blog/buying-a-street-legal-golf-cart-nev-lsv#:~:text=There%20are%20two%20main%20things,and%20even%20a%20VIN%20number


Gas powered golf carts can go very fast, for the record.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 20:45     Subject: Bride killed hours after ceremony
Anonymous wrote:I thought Folly Beach was one of those places where everyone drives golf carts and there are no actual real cars around much? Or maybe I’m getting it mixed up with a different nearby destination?


+1