Wilhemina Paul, 70 and Margaret Vanderlaan, 72 -- died as a result of their injuries.
She must have been pedal to the metal in reverse.
Pastor describes accident that killed 3 pedestrians in Bradenton parking lot
Posted on 02/07/2014 1:01:56 PM PST by nickcarraway
A 79-year-old woman mistakenly backed into seven people in a parking lot with her SUV, killing three of them and injuring four.
The Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release Wednesday that Doreene Landstra of Palmetto has been ordered to appear in court next month after receiving a citation for improper backing.
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I’m not saying a word about women drivers.
I could tell similar stories about my 5'2" grandfather and his Buick LeSabre. When my folks were forced to take away his keys, he didn't relinquish them quietly.
Manslaughter at LEAST!!! I really don’t understand this at all.
Part of the problem is that many of these elderly drivers, because they’ve always driven and never used alternate transportation like using transit or taken a cab, believe that they would become prisoners in their home in absent of being able to drive.
My father started using transit about 15 years before he had to give up driving and the transition was relatively easy for him because of it.
Has she contacted the Geico lizard yet?
She must have been pedal to the metal in reverse.
Pastor describes accident that killed 3 pedestrians in Bradenton parking lot
A ticket? Not involuntary manslaughter even? We’re missing something here.
They usually do become prisoners.
Manslaughter for a 79 year old lady? Where’s the “sarc” tag?
Seriously, the idea that whenever something bad happens, somebody has to go to prison, is really corrosive to our individual liberties. It’s an old lady who didn’t intend to hurt anyone, who probably shouldn’t be driving any more. Sad that this happened. But not criminal by any stretch of the imagination.
SUV Control..we need SUV control..for the children
It’s because of inadequate preparation. You shouldn’t wait to get to the point of that level of decline before you start to consider other options. You should really start to take those options well before you need them, even if only for small things.
Well, I did say involuntary, for one. Secondly, were talking about actual violations of peoples natural rights, not “something bad”. Not saying she should be locked up, but a ticket seems absurd.
probably thought she was hitting the brake.
No. What would be corrosive to the liberties is not applying the law equally to everybody. This is not a case where she was hit by another vehicle and she careened into a small crowd or that she hit an icy road and slid into them.
She either didn’t have the capability of backing up slowly and coming to a halt when she realized that she was backing into some people or she chose to not exercise that option. A capable driver would have been able to stop in time to prevent harm to those people, because he would have been in control of his vehicle at all points of travel as you are obligated to do under the law.
The only way this would not be a prosecutable is if it could be shown that she was completely clear and the group suddenly jumped out behind her.
The fact that she, for the very unfortunate moment, was not in complete control of her vehicle. By definition, as I understand the law and I’m not saying that my understanding is complete, it’s negligent homicide that the prosecutor should be looking at, because she should have known that something bad could happen if she didn’t take the time she needed to ensure that she backed up safely.
“I ALWAYS try to park in a pull through spot.”
Me too, esp. since I got into a fender bender backing up in my local grocery store lot.
This woman must have been moving at a high speed to have caused such damage.
Never get between a woman her food consumption...;-).
Never get between a woman and her food consumption...;-).
There is no such thing as “negligent homicide.”
For a criminal prosecution, you must prove that she intended to harm people. She did not. This is, quite simply, an accident caused by a frail older woman.
If you start locking people up for negligently causing accidents, you better get yourself fitted for an orange stripe uniform, and everyone else, too. Nice police state, you got there.
Good thing she wasn’t DUI......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negligent_homicide
In the States, it’s comparable to manslaughter. When you do something that you should have known could have deathly consequences, but chose to do it anyway and something terrible happens, it’s a prosecutable offense.
It’s not a police state to charge somebody with a legitimate charge if they’ve done something to warrant that charge. A police state charges people for non-existent offenses, not legitimate ones.
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