How long do police have to file charges?

[richierich75 10+ year member]

either way you look at it they are both dumb fvcks!!!!!!

and it doesn't matter if it is in a residential area or not - she was underage, drunk in the MIDDLE OF THE FVCKIN STREET!!!!

More than likely the case will be thrown out and noone will get sh1t - in the civil case that is.

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

and to the ******* who said she "shouldnt have been in the middle of the road"...
this was a residential street ya ****.... so, what, according to 22mountainfag people aren't allowed to go outside now?

its the drivers fault, 100% liability. he even admitted it to the police on the scene, apparently.

I don't know how it'll turn out legally, but if she was in the road then it's partially her fault. Regardless of who has the right of way I'm not going to walk out in the road if there's a chance of getting hit. You can't just trust the driver of the vehicle to stop for you. These idiot tourists here in Gatlinburg find that out all the time walking out in the street in the crosswalks without even looking for cars.

 

[richierich75 10+ year member]

I don't know how it'll turn out legally, but if she was in the road then it's partially her fault. Regardless of who has the right of way I'm not going to walk out in the road if there's a chance of getting hit. You can't just trust the driver of the vehicle to stop for you. These idiot tourists here in Gatlinburg find that out all the time walking out in the street in the crosswalks without even looking for cars.

that in itself is a different story - pedestrians in crosswalks will always have the right of way - even if they are drunk and underage.

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

that in itself is a different story - pedestrians in crosswalks will always have the right of way - even if they are drunk and underage.

O I agree with you, but does that mean you'd just step out in front of a car without making sure they're going to stop? Just because you're legally right doesn't mean you're ass isn't gonna get ran over.

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

Ummm... last time I checked, simply being in a residential area doesn't allow one unlimited access and right-of-way to the center of the road. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif As someone who's been involved with a similar situation (and no, I wasn't drinking), I have a different perspective on the matter.

Sure, she was contributory. So was he. I think alot more factors will be used to determine the actual amount of contribution to the accident than the drunken ramblings of a man who was just involved in a car vs. pedestrian accident. Also, if he wasn't yet under arrest or properly Mirandized, then his statements may very well not be admissible.

Face it... the girl ****ed up. Maybe her stupid-*** boyfriend shouldn't have parked somewhere that would put her in danger when she came to talk to him. Maybe he should have been a gentleman and gotten out of the car to come talk to her. Maybe her mom should be at fault for upsetting her and hurting her feelings. Maybe her mom should be at fault for allowing her to drink (if that was, in fact, the case). Maybe Mr. Jim Beam should be liable for producing an intoxicating beverage and not working hard enough to prevent a minor from drinking it, or the driver from driving afterwards. Maybe the gov't should be responsible for not having speedbumps in place in every residential section in America. Maybe the auto manufacturer should be at fault for not having a required breath test for every car, or for not having proper Star Trek-style scanners in place to prevent any possible collision, or a governor on the engine at 20 MPH.

For God's sake, anything other than assigning a single ounce of the blame to the poor, drunk-as-shit streetwalking teenie-bopper.

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

that in itself is a different story - pedestrians in crosswalks will always have the right of way - even if they are drunk and underage.

Umm.... not true. You might want to go read up on the proper use of crosswalks, because I sure hope you don't live anywhere near me, if you think this is the way they're intended to be utilized. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif