[nfb-talk] Tragedy in Denver

[Mike Freeman]

That makes sense.  Someone earlier was wondering what they'd charge the lady 
with.  Given your description of the intersection, I'd guess they could 
charge her with vehicular manslaughter or homicide (which would get 
plea-bargained down to manslaughter) and probably get a conviction.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Tragedy in Denver


> Joshua,
>
> Knowing the intersection and the bus stop quite well, I can only say that 
> this bus stop was about as safe as could be.  I don’t think icy road 
> conditions alone account for this accident.  The stop is too far from the 
> intersection, the turn necessary to have caused the accident  far too 
> sharp, and the speed limit on Utica too low for any normal explanation.
>
> If I had to hazard a guess, someone tried to gun it through a yellow 
> light, made the turn, and then hit a patch of ice.  Not exactly a 
> completely no-fault accident, if you ask me.
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 02:06:05PM -0600, Joshua Lester wrote:
>>I'm in agreement with these posts. I found out about this yesterday,
>>and I'm still overwhelmed with sorrow. I had just met David at the NFB
>>convention in Dallas back in July. I'm praying for everyone at the
>>CCB, and all of his family. Yes, they do need to make those bus stops
>>safe for everyone. Let's petition congress. Blessings, Joshua
>>
>>On 12/18/10, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
>>> Many prsons who are sighted feel they are with profection.
>>> So when they go blind, they feel less than a person.
>>> Not putting together what that sounds like.
>>> I just hope Denver and other states will come up with an idea how to
>>> have a buss stop safe for everyone.
>>>
>>> Original message:
>>>> The thing I don't understand is that the three were just standing there
>>>> waiting for the bus. Why cannot sighted people get it through their 
>>>> thick
>>>> skulls that it wasn't their fault.
>>>
>>>> Sighted people can be so dense.
>>>
>>>> It said very plainly in the article that the driver lost control of her
>>>> car
>>>> because of the ice.
>>>
>>>> I don't get it!
>>>
>>>
>>>> Gloria Whipple
>>>> Corresponding Secretary
>>>> Inland Empire chapter
>>>> nfb of WA
>>>
>>>> cell number: 509-475-4993
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Alicia Richards
>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 12:58 AM
>>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Tragedy in Denver
>>>
>>>> One of the upsetting things about yesterday's accident is that many
>>>> bloggers
>>>
>>>> on the Internet are saying the reason for the accident was specifically
>>>> because the students were blind.  I wish people would have some common
>>>> sense.  No sighted person would have been able to react quickly enough 
>>>> and
>>>> move out of the way in time, even if they did see the car coming at 
>>>> them.
>>>> This could have happened to any pedestrian taking public 
>>>> transportation.
>>>> I
>>>> guess the incident being blamed on blindness does not surprise me, but 
>>>> it
>>>> does anger me.  I find such ignorance incredibly frustrating.
>>>
>>>> Alicia
>>>
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