Neighborhood Terror!

**whoshisface** · April 26th, 2010, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by cigarmanpa

are you less likely to die from being run over by someone texting vs someone drunk driving? Seem about as lethal to me

#1 reason for accidents. Visibility. Why? "I just didn't see him officer"
DUI/dwi = ~30% of the ~33k fatalities on the road.
Distracted driving =~16% (6,000).
Texting estimated to be only a few 100 of the distracted driving no one has hard numbers!
of that persons under the age of 21 make up ~80%!

We have fewer accidents and fewer fatalities every year since 1990! Texting and cell phone use is at an all time high but accidents and fatalities both in number and rate are lower.

**IronSight** · April 26th, 2010, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by ImminentDanger

It's hard to believe that multiple eyewitnesses that can identify the vehicle AND DRIVER, and are willing to testify to the exact same set of events, would not constitute 'evidence' for a charge of Reckless Driving or other moving violations.....

Beyond the question of legally charging the offender, I would still gather the neighbors to have a meeting with the Sheriff / Police Chief to discuss this event.... and especially the 'minimal investigation' by the deputy in the face of multiple eyewitnesses to such actions...

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ID

Get all those neighbors together and complain about him for speeding and/or reckless driving. I guarantee you don't stand a chance in hell of getting the DA to press charges, especially since the deputy on the scene didn't feel there was sufficient evidence to effect an arrest or write a citation.

Meeting with the police chief is a good idea, just don't expect anything to happen with this incident.

**rpmking** · April 27th, 2010, 02:53 PM

Pictures or video would have nailed his ass!

**str8shooter** · April 27th, 2010, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Unit505

Back in the day, my uncle lived down the street a few houses away and kept his paving company equipment on his back pasture. He's pretty ballsy though, he'd probably have chosen his 357 python over the tractor. Either way would have been pretty cool!

Ah yes, the good old days. Where deals were settled with a handshake, and problems were solved with fists. Now nothing is a done deal until a dozen pages of paper work are signed and notarized and you can't protect you and yours without thinking about the legal ramifications.

It's the price we pay for being "civilized". The good guys have to have legal justification for there actions, and the bad guys know it. Kinda sux in a situation like this, but it's still better than shoot first, ask questions later. Honest citizens today are paying the price of "mob mentality" of yesterday.