If you read the post I wrote yesterday, you could tell I was angry. I still am. Another story that came my way intensified my rage.
In Omaha, a 26-year-old woman was arrested after hitting a cyclist with her car.
You can be forgiven for thinking that I should view this arrest as "progress" after a driver in my hometown got off with a sympathetic pat on the shoulder from a police officer after he killed a cyclist.
But the driver wasn't charged with any injury she caused the cyclist. Instead, she was cited for DUI, reckless driving, child neglect (her infant was improperly restrained in the rear of her car) and having an open alcohol container.
I guess I should be grateful that she was cited for anything at all. I can't help but to think, however, that the only reason why she was charged with anything at all is that the cyclist in question was an Omaha police officer.
In Omaha, a 26-year-old woman was arrested after hitting a cyclist with her car.
You can be forgiven for thinking that I should view this arrest as "progress" after a driver in my hometown got off with a sympathetic pat on the shoulder from a police officer after he killed a cyclist.
But the driver wasn't charged with any injury she caused the cyclist. Instead, she was cited for DUI, reckless driving, child neglect (her infant was improperly restrained in the rear of her car) and having an open alcohol container.
I guess I should be grateful that she was cited for anything at all. I can't help but to think, however, that the only reason why she was charged with anything at all is that the cyclist in question was an Omaha police officer.
Not sure what she could be charged with. If you hit another car with your car, you arent normally charged with an offence against the other driver are you?
ReplyDeleteAl—Good question, to which I don’t have the answer. It occurs to me now that the story didn’t say whether the police officer on bicycle was injured. If he was, I should think that she could be charged for that. Then again, I am not a lawyer.
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