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[Screamin]

And frankly, seems to me the staties are doing the right thing by not filing charges yet. How often have we seen someone badly hurt or worse and all they get is a ticket which is paid before all the chit settles? Let process work and chips fall where they may. Then and only then might we have a chance to make an informed opinion.

[2soaper]

How many chips need to fall, a guys dead. Check the level of alcohol in the blood and if above the legal limit file homicide charges ( can't imagine this taking more then a couple of hours much less days).  If not that, passing illegally over double yellow lines warrant some neg homicide charges.  If it was me or you we'd be sitting in jail right now waiting to see what charges would be filed.

[RedFXR2]

I didn't know until now just how bad Lane's timing is.  He's already due in court on October 5 (article says August but it's been changed) in North Carolina for a DUI charge up there:

http://archive.salisburypost.com/archive_detail.php?archiveFile=./pubfiles/sls/archive/2006/June/26/Area/52758.xml&start=0&numPer=20&keyword=billy+lane&sectionSearch=&begindate=1%2F1%2F1983&enddate=12%2F31%2F2006&authorSearch=&IncludeStories=1&pubsection=&page=&IncludePages=1&IncludeImages=1&mode=allwords&archive_pubname=Salisbury+Post%0A%09%09%09

[05Rider]

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[UltraPolecat]

The only way people learn to be responsible is when they are held accountable for the results of their actions.  

Passing on a double yellow, failure to yield, improper lane use, careless driving...all of them.  

If those that cause damage to others are forced to pay the full measure of those damages, maybe they will take note.  Sad but the only thing people pay attention to is the money.  

The woman that nearly killed Big Ben will likely pay a $50 fine.  How much did it really cost?  Medical, lost time, pain and suffering?  She should be paying for that too.  I wonder how her insurance would hold up to a $3 million claim?

Sad, but ya gotta let the money do the talking.  Even the grannies pay attention then... [smiley=sad.gif]

[DCFIREMANN]

How many chips need to fall, a guys dead. Check the level of alcohol in the blood and if above the legal limit file homicide charges ( can't imagine this taking more then a couple of hours much less days).

[RedFXR2]

This article has a picture of the victim, Gerry Morelock.  Seems important to put a face on him.

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060907/NEWS01/609070331/1006

Man, this is really sad.

[RJ749]

What a shame and example of our neglect to get tough on drunk driving in America.

Many of us can take a lesson here, one beer, two......a glass of wine and of we go.

[BK]

This really makes me think twice and take a hard look in the mirror. My prayers go out to Gerry Morelock's family

[BLM777]

This article has a picture of the victim, Gerry Morelock.

[JCZ]

In Calif. they give you a "field sobriety test" on the side of the road.

[Twolanerider]

I'm still wondering why he had a driver's license?  Or if he didn't why the driving without a license issue hasn't compounded the current issues and been part of the coverage.  Several sources have reported the prior DUI charge included a failure to take a breathalyzer when instructed to do so.  Isn't that a suspension of your license in every state?  Also wondering why if the Trooper seemed so confident Lane was impaired no coverage has mentioned a FST or breathalyzer administered at the scene.

Scot or DJ anyone else here who has to deal with this kind of crap for a living; does something here not seem to pass the sniff test?  Or does it seem within SOP?

[DCFIREMANN]

I'm still wondering why he had a driver's license?

[Twolanerider]

Don he was injured and transported to a local hospital. That is why the BAT. If he was not injured he would of had a field sobriety test administered to him. The DUI in NC would cause him to have his license suspended in NC only.

Be Safe

THE DAWG

Thanks Mike.  I'd missed in any of the initial coverage that he was injured too.  That certainly explains the lack of FST or anything else done on site.  Locally the state DMV shares (thank you Big Brother) major screw ups with neighboring states.  So something like telling an officer to stick his breathalyzer someplace other than his holster in Kansas will still have significant repercussions in Missouri once notice makes it's way through the system.

[cuthbertss]

Don he was injured and transported to a local hospital. That is why the BAT. If he was not injured he would of had a field sobriety test administered to him. The DUI in NC would cause him to have his license suspended in NC only.

Be Safe

THE DAWG

Hey gang..every state does things a little differently.....  
so there are no absolutes here...
as to some of the earlier comments...
 a quick blood test done in the hospital or anywhere not a crime lab would be tossed in a heart beat...  there is no doubt some BAC result in his med file..but means nothing in a criminal proceeding.  all in due time.
as to the license supension question..hard to say without particulars....a refusal in CO will result in a suspension of your license for a year.  This would take affect AFTER an administrative hearing which comes 45-60 days after the offense and can easily be delayed....
ONCE a license is suspended in a state, say NC, your right to drive is suspended in 48 of the 50 states through a device called the Compact Law.  essentially, they all honor the other states suspension.  my educated guess is he wasnt ( yet) suspended.
also, once suspended a high percentage of folks can and do petition for a restricted license ( essentially to/from work) and, in many cases they are granted.
as to the SFSTs, no way they can be done on a guy on a stretcher.
and, from my experience; it isnt the least bit unusual to "pend" charges on a major crime until the DA reviews the case and the evidence and determines what they are comfortable with charging...  you have all seen the FIASCO in Boulder recently when you get ahead of yourselves.

yea, this sucks all the way around, no question.