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The driver is responsible for the damage their vehicle causes. It doesn't matter if they did something illegal or not. If the article is accurate, nobody should be arrested. But the driver would be civilly liable for the death of the kid.
The way the article describes it is that the kids were attempting to cross a 4 lane road, not at a crosswalk. And unexpectedly steps into oncoming traffic.
It doesn't mention speed, but lets say the guy is driving at 30mph which is a standard speed in the US. Nothing dangerous there. And then a kid just jumps into the road unexpectedly, there may not even be time to react. I've seen it happen in the 90s, where this kid is just standing there, ran after a ball, and the car was right there. Kid went flying. At least 10 feet. He survived, but there's only so much you can do when you're given no reaction time.
Same reason you never try to go around gate crossings for railroad tracks. If a vehicle is moving, it needs time to stop. Especially trains. Depending on cargo and speed, they can take up to a full mile to stop. Cars can stop obviously faster, but not instant.
And the driver would be free to make that argument to defend themselves in the law suit.
No need for court when the cops and prosecutors have already made up that argument for him. \s
Gotta remember that the news is just a stenographer for a cops and the cops are constant liars.
The kid jumped onto traffic in front of the car? No crosswalk, traffic light or anything. They were walking alone with the permission of their parents. The parents should be liable for the trauma caused to the driver.
The lack of a crosswalk is the municipality’s fault. Someone even posted a Google maps view of the area - it’s just completely lacking them.
The lack of attention to crossers is the driver’s fault. Any driving class tells you to be cautious around pedestrians, especially children. Even just braking in time might have changed this from death to mild injuries.
Nahh bro... We should just lock up the parents, that's will make everything right.
Law and order 🤡
Hard to imagine this is not driven by a racists DA tbh
People really out here believing cops telling tales in local newspapers. wew.
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