Ore. Bicyclist Charged With Manslaughter

breitbart.com ^ | 9/12/05

[paltz]

A bicyclist was charged with manslaughter after he ran through a stop sign and struck and killed a 71-year-old woman, police said Monday.

Jean Calder died at Good Samaritan Hospital after she was struck Friday night as she crossed a street at an unmarked crosswalk, Corvallis police Capt. Ron Noble said.

Christopher A. Lightning, 51, was charged with manslaughter and reckless driving.

"A car and a bicycle are both vehicles and if they are operated in a way that could be criminal, then charges are filed equally in both situations," Noble said. "He was going right through a stop sign."

Lightning was being housed in Benton County jail with bail set at $57,500. He will be given a court-appointed lawyer at his arraignment in Benton County.

[yldstrk]

What a brain surgeon!

[Fierce Allegiance]

Christopher A. Lightning, 51, was charged with manslaughter and reckless driving

Zot by bike.

[w1andsodidwe]

Well, I nearly fainted the other day. I saw a bicyclist actually stop at the stop sign. It was a new first in my town.

[martin_fierro]

Christopher A. Lightning

Uh huh.

In jail he'll be known as "Greased Lightning".

[livius]

Bicyclists seem to think they have a special permit from God to terrorize pedestrians (coming up silently from behind at a high speed). I'm glad they got this guy.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Well this guy is automatic, it's systematic, it's hydromatic
Why it's Chris lightnin'!


We'll get some overhead lifters, and four barrel quads, oh yeah
Keep talkin', whoah keep talkin'
Fuel injection cut off, and chrome plated rods, oh yeah
I'll get the money, I'll see you get the money
With a four-speed on the floor, they'll be waitin' at the door
You know that ain't shit when we'll be gettin' lots of tit in greased lightnin'

Chorus:

Go, Chris lightnin', you're burnin' up the quarter mile
Chris lightnin', go Chris lightnin'
Go, Chris lightnin', you're coastin' through the heat lap trials
Chris lightnin', go Chris lightnin'
You are supreme, the chicks'll cream for Chris lightnin

[Fierce Allegiance]

I swear I worked on my lyrics edit before reading your post.

[eeman]

Oregon Ping

[D Rider]

A 51 year old bike rider with a court appointed lawyer? Was this guy an ex-con?

[martin_fierro]

{filng © lawsuit as we speak}

[Bernard Marx]

Bicyclists seem to think they have a special permit from God to terrorize pedestrians

And break every traffic law on the books! They're the first to say they have all the same rights as any other vehicle on the road but they tend to forget their responsibilities. Many go out of their way to antagonize auto drivers.

[martin_fierro]

filng = filing. pbpththtbpth. < |:P~

[Millee]

LOLOL!

[eeman]

Well, I nearly fainted the other day. I saw a bicyclist actually stop at the stop sign. It was a new first in my town.

Did the bicylist flip you off when you legitimately went into the intersection ahead of him, instead of letting him go first?

[Woodstock]

...she was struck Friday night as she crossed a street at an unmarked crosswalk...

huh?

[End Times Sentinel]

What irks me is the tools who insist on riding their bikes on the sidewalk.  One of these days, they're going to be Patrick Ramsey and I'm going to be Lance Briggs...

 

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[Fierce Allegiance]

Don't bother filing for a while. My atty is skiing somewhere down in Chile this month. I'v already got a big backlog for him.

[RegulatorCountry]

What? Traffic laws apply to bicyclists? Who knew?

(sarcasm)

[wideawake]

My favorite technique of theirs is when you have the light and you're crossing and they don't have the light but they see no cars are coming, so they zip through the intersection as if you don't exist and don't have the right of way.

They veer at the last moment and curse you.

Routine for bicyclists, but try doing that with a car.

The difference - cars have license plates.