What kinda charges do you guys think this lady will end up with?

 

Mark my words, the stupid yuppie BEETCH will hire some scum sucking defense lawyer who will try to twist and turn everyway possible to get her sorry A _ _ off so she can continue to be a pain in the A _ _ to everyone.

 

Wonder if the nail polisher was wearing her seatbelt? Wonder if what color shirt she had on? I mean, they took the time to tell us the innocent victim was wearing a helmet and a bright jacket.

 

I wonder if they'd be "looking into charging her" if she ran onto a sidewalk and killed a padestrian or rear ended a car and killed the driver? Seems to me like it wouldn't even be a question if that were the case.

 

If drivers knew they would have to go away for life for these kind of irresponsable acts.
I'll bet things would be different.

 

You get more time in jail for killing your GFs cat then you do killing a motorcyclist. Bunch of bull****.

 

I think she is seriously screwed..She admitted guilt when she admitted to doing her nails and the victim was wearing a bright jacket so the "I didn't see the bike" argument is weak...The wrongful death suit will probably out-weigh the criminal charges though.

 

very sad and disturbing story...prayers are out to her family and friends...may she RIP

 

FYI, there is another story on this same incident on the web site of one of the suburban papers that covers the area where the accident occurred (http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=290935). The comment thread pretty much parallels the one that accompanies the Chicago Tribune story, but this one includes many references to (deleted) comments that apparently blamed the victim. It also includes:

- a post from someone writing as Anita Zaffke's son,
- a post from a woman looking to organize Chicago-area bikers to attend whatever court hearings are held for the car driver, Lora Hunt.
- several posts from people who either saw the accident or its immediate aftermath. It appears Hunt was a) not planning to stop for the changing light or b) intent on running it. The collision sounds horrific.
- A couple of posts that address so-called holes in Illinois traffic law that may help Hunt escape more serious charges. While this particular site (http://www.bikelib.org/political_sta...th20060908.htm) deals with a bicycle case, it seems important to note the part about Reckless Homicide charges, to wit: "Reckless Homicide requires a finding that the accused acted purposefully, with a knowing acceptance of a specific risk, and with willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others, when causing the death of another.... Following extensive research, consultation with other prosecutors, judges, and attorneys, we determined that [the driver's] actions, while clearly negligent, did not rise to the level of recklessness as it has been defined in the statute and in case history, making a Reckless Homicide conviction unlikely." The poster who referenced this web site said the hole in the law applies equally to motorcyclists, bicyclists, walkers and runners killed by negligent drivers.

I believe it's true that we cannot legislate behavior - stupid people will act stupidly regardless of whether there is a law against doing so. However why not have the stick of the law with which to beat them afterward? Not that a Negligent Vehicular Homicide law in Illinois will bring Anita Zaffke back, but doesn't it make sense to give law enforcement another tool in the fight against bad drivers? At least get them off the road and let them think about things for a year while in jail. Because jail is exactly where Lora Hunt belongs.

 

I love humanity.......It's effing mankind I can't stand!!!!!! Thoughts and prayers to the family. Geez