On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 21:38:20 -0600, AMuzi wrote:

On 1/31/2020 9:20 PM, John B. wrote:
On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:18:41 -0800 (PST), Sir Ridesalot
wrote:

Geeze, I'm glad I don't live in Florida! It seems as though bicyclists and/or pedestrians are fair game down there if they're killed by a motor vehicle. Here's yet another case where criminal charges will NOT be laid against the drive of a vehicle that killed someone. This even though the driver drove his car through a red light.

https://www.wctv.tv/content/news/Ped...567422241.html

Cheers

I think that you may be getting into the area of what the state law
defines as a criminal act. Remember O.J. Simpson? Not convicted of any
criminal charge but was convicted of wrongful death.
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cheers,

John B.


nope.
He lost a suit in civil court where the standard for a
decision is radically different.

Which is essentially what I said. He was charged with two counts of
murder, if I recall, and the case was never proved and subsequently
charged with causing an wrongful death which is a civil penalty

And yes, a murder verdict is supposedly much more stringent than a
verdict for wrongful death.

Types of wrongful death claims
Any fatality caused by the wrongful acts of another may result in a
wrongful death claim. Wrongful death claims are often based upon death
resulting from negligence...

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cheers,

John B.