It just came to my attention that Whitney Decesaris was never charged with this:<\/p>\n
\n\n\u00a7 2-210. Manslaughter by vehicle or vessel — Criminal negligence <\/p>\n
. (a) “Vehicle” defined. — In this section, “vehicle” includes a motor vehicle, streetcar, locomotive, engine, and train.<\/p>\n
. (b) Prohibited. — A person may not cause the death of another as the result of the person’s driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner.<\/p>\n
. (c) Criminal negligence. — For purposes of this section, a person acts in a criminally negligent manner with respect to a result or a circumstance when:<\/p>\n
. . (1) the person should be aware, but fails to perceive, that the person’s conduct creates a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such a result will occur; and<\/p>\n
. . (2) the failure to perceive constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that would be exercised by a reasonable person.<\/p>\n
. (d) Exception. — It is not a violation of this section for a person to cause the death of another as the result of the person’s driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a negligent manner.<\/p>\n
. (e) Violation. — A violation of this section is criminally negligent manslaughter by vehicle or vessel.<\/p>\n
. (f) Penalty. — A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $ 5,000 or both.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Note: this is a misdemeanor charge and not a criminal charge like what the Grand Jury acquitted her of. <\/em><\/p>\n
Remember Nathan Krasnopoler when the police refused to acknowledge the law that gave cyclists the right-of-way in a bike lane? It looks like something similar is going on here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It just came to my attention that Whitney Decesaris was never charged with this: \u00a7 2-210. Manslaughter by vehicle or vessel — Criminal negligence . (a) “Vehicle” defined. — In this section, “vehicle” includes a motor vehicle, streetcar, locomotive, engine, and train. . (b) Prohibited. — A person may not cause the death of another … <\/p>\n