DwZ@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoA driver who plowed through a group of cyclists in Arizona, killing 2 and injuring 11, faces a one year prison sentence. His driver’s license will also be suspended for six months.www.azfamily.comexternal-linkmessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1308cross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
arrow-up1308external-linkA driver who plowed through a group of cyclists in Arizona, killing 2 and injuring 11, faces a one year prison sentence. His driver’s license will also be suspended for six months.www.azfamily.comDwZ@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square70linkfedilinkcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
minus-squarediptchip@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI imagine he’ll face the consequences for the rest of his life, regardless of how the “justice” system handles it. Honestly, I’d be surprised if he lived 10 years before something happened to him. The victims had families.
minus-squareExLisperAlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoI would be extremely surprised if anything happened to him. It’s not a movie.
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAt the very least there are 13 big civil suits coming his way.
minus-squareExLisperAlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThose still have to go through jury? What happens if he cannot afford a lawyer?
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThen he will have one appointed for him. It’s kinda the reason that public defenders exist.
minus-squareExLisperAlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoBut that is for criminal cases as far as I know. You will not get a public defender for civil case as far as I know.
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoApparently so! Today I learned something new! Driver’ll prolly get shafted with court costs, tho…
minus-squareExLisperAlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI don’t think there are any court costs here. Not something he would be forced to pay. He gets an option to hire a lawyer or represent himself.
I imagine he’ll face the consequences for the rest of his life, regardless of how the “justice” system handles it. Honestly, I’d be surprised if he lived 10 years before something happened to him. The victims had families.
I would be extremely surprised if anything happened to him. It’s not a movie.
At the very least there are 13 big civil suits coming his way.
Those still have to go through jury? What happens if he cannot afford a lawyer?
Then he will have one appointed for him. It’s kinda the reason that public defenders exist.
But that is for criminal cases as far as I know. You will not get a public defender for civil case as far as I know.
Apparently so! Today I learned something new! Driver’ll prolly get shafted with court costs, tho…
I don’t think there are any court costs here. Not something he would be forced to pay. He gets an option to hire a lawyer or represent himself.