Good morning
- Photos from WABA's L Street outreach.
- The "Following Too Closely" bill made it out of committee and now goes to the Virginia House. Del Rust of Loudoun County was one of only 3 votes against it.
- Elias Webb was found guilty of felony hit-and-run in the Lanie Kruszewski case. The jury recommended he serve 3 years. While it is good that DA's prosecute hit and run, it's disappointing to see that running someone down from behind and killing them isn't a crime, just leaving the scene afterward is. [But then the following too close bill could change that].
- Driving may get more expensive.
- Ann Clymer, passed away. She was a leader in the fight against drunk driving after her daughter was killed by a drunk driver. "Jane emily, then a junior at the University of Vermont, was walking her bike along a rural road near the school when she was struck by a drunk driver."
- 5 points from Understanding Walking and Cycling
Re:Elias Webb,there's a thread on BikeForums about this case. There was a point of contention in the court as to whether his drinking could be brought up at trial. There was discussion about how the new trick for drivers(other cases were mentioned) is to run,then turn themselves in at a later time when it can't be proved they were drunk.
I hope he gets way more than 3 yrs. By his own account he tried to destroy evidence by taking a golf club to his damaged windshield and claiming he did so because he 'freaked out' at the news he had killed someone. His windshield had been damaged right in front of his face which makes his initial claim of thinking he hit a deer very doubtful.
Posted by: dynaryder | February 15, 2013 at 07:27 PM