The grieving parents of a 7-year-old child who died hours after being hit by a car were charged with involuntary manslaughter after allowing him and his brother, 10, to walk home unaccompanied by an adult from a nearby grocery store.
The grieving parents of a 7-year-old child who died hours after being hit by a car were charged with involuntary manslaughter after allowing him and his brother, 10, to walk home unaccompanied by an adult from a nearby grocery store.
The way the article describes it is that the kids were attempting to cross a 4 lane road, not at a crosswalk. And unexpectedly steps into oncoming traffic.
It doesn’t mention speed, but lets say the guy is driving at 30mph which is a standard speed in the US. Nothing dangerous there. And then a kid just jumps into the road unexpectedly, there may not even be time to react. I’ve seen it happen in the 90s, where this kid is just standing there, ran after a ball, and the car was right there. Kid went flying. At least 10 feet. He survived, but there’s only so much you can do when you’re given no reaction time.
Same reason you never try to go around gate crossings for railroad tracks. If a vehicle is moving, it needs time to stop. Especially trains. Depending on cargo and speed, they can take up to a full mile to stop. Cars can stop obviously faster, but not instant.
And the driver would be free to make that argument to defend themselves in the law suit.
No need for court when the cops and prosecutors have already made up that argument for him. \s
Gotta remember that the news is just a stenographer for a cops and the cops are constant liars.