As a regular citizen motorist, if I get caught> speeding I'll be required to pay a ticket. If> I get caught speeding over a pedestrian to> cause a fatality, I'll face additional costly> citations and jail time.>

As a government employee behind the wheel,> I'm cleared to make street pizza out of anyone> in my way by ignoring speed limits. No penalty> whatsoever will be imposed on me for breaking> traffic laws to kill with my government vehicle.

"Shock N Awesome" <bloodyboot@neocon.­fascist.gov> wrote in message> news:tbcg51h06r4b02­2jtq342t2k73g103urqv­@4ax.com...> > Now, let me see if I've got this straight.> >

http://www.thepitts­burghchannel.com/new­s/4311146/detail.htm­l>

A coroner's inquest, highly unusual for Beaver County, was held Wednesday> to examine the death of an Ambridge Junior High student.>

Justin Zankel, 12, of Baden, was struck by a car while crossing a street

his bus stop early on the morning of Jan. 27. He died the next day at> Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.>

Police said Marine recruiter William Dreyer, 27, was driving the vehicle,> which had a government license plate.>

Zankel was rushing across the intersection to avoid an oncoming van when> Dreyer's car struck him from the opposite direction, police said.>

After hearing evidence at the inquest, a coroner's jury felt that the

The final decision on whether to prosecute rests with the district

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So to put it simply, it was investigated and found to be an accident, just> as it would have been had a 'regular citizen motorist' been driving.>

Perhaps if you read the articles you link to before you post, rather than> just race off into an ideological rant, you wouldn't look like such a

But I thought if you had an "accident" while speeding you would still get a> manslaughter charge.

manslaughter charge.

"Slick" <Slick1@techie.com>­ wrote in message news:4258c08a$1_2@1­27.0.0.1...>> But I thought if you had an "accident" while speeding you would still get> a>> manslaughter charge.>

That's a very misplaced assumption.>

If you search for a few more articles on the incident, you will see that the> cop testified that he did not think travelling at the speed limit would have> prevented the accident, and that some of the other kids walking with the> victim saw the approaching car and yelled out warnings that were ignored.>

What section of the Ohio Revised Code says that? I came up dry on the> Anderson's web site.

speeding.>

What section of the Ohio Revised Code says that? I came up dry on the> Anderson's web site.>

Fred F.>

I see a quote that says the car was going 53 in a 35 speed limit zone - I

"Blueskies" <nospamedblueskies@­ameritech.net> wrote in message> news:x1a6e.29$bc2.1­0@newssvr17.news.pro­digy.com...>

suppose that timing had nothing to do with it.> > How about this: The kid saw the car coming, assumed (bad thing!) that it> was going at the 35 limit, and bolted. If the> > car was going 35 then it would not have gotten there when the kid was> there. Going at the illegal 53 mph caused the car> > to arrive at the scene much sooner, thus killing the child.>

If he saw it coming, he made an incorrect assessment of it's speed - the> other kids made the correct determination and tried to warn him.>

Your theory sounds like someone who makes a left turn in front of oncoming> traffic, resulting in a collision, and then claims the other car was> speeding as it approached the intersection. Well, if you knew it was> speeding, why did you turn in front of it?>

Nothing in the articles says he won;t get charged with another, lesser> offence. The prosecutor is not bound by the jury's finding, and could even> lay the originally contemplated charge. it seems clear the guy should get

speeding conviction, at least, on the evidence.>

Who here hasn't gone 10 miles over the limit in a school, or playground> zone? And on those times when you did, if a kid popped out from behind a> parked car and you had no chance to stop, even if travelling at the posted> speed, would you expect to be charged and convicted of vehicular homicide,> or whatever, based on the speed factor alone?

Suspect a civil suit will be filed and if he was doing 53 in a 35 it> certainly won't help his defense.

Suspect a civil suit will be filed and if he was doing 53 in a 35 it>certainly won't help his defense.