Comments about ‘Car kills 82-year-old man in crosswalk’

Be fair and just. To do this you must first acknowledge that she did break the law and that she, being a licence driver should have been at full attention and intelligent enough to stop.

To be fair we must also acknowledge that accidents happen and this may not have been preventable.

We then see that it could be bad judgement to let her off the hook and it just as easily may be in error to harshly punish what could have been a accident from a competent driver.

A balanced decision must be addressed. My opinion of what this would be is as follows: give her a slap on the wrist and put her through drivers ed. (this would help millions of adults as is). If no one is satisfied, then slap on a little community service (not too excessive) and call it good.

There can be no way of being certain of these events and we must consider both sides. A man was hit, she should definitely attend drivers ed. Community service entirely depends on the circumstances of this accident, in my opinion. Hopefully she wasn't speeding...19 feet? Hoping for the most balanced, fair ending.

I agree with Justice and Mercy. This woman will live with the guilt for a long time. I hope the legal system doesn't punish too harshly. Hopefully this man's family will have understanding and compassion for this woman.

>...this may not have been preventable.<
Anytime other vehicles are stopped at a crosswalk, it is the responsibility of approaching drivers to slow and stop if necessary to verify that it is clear to proceed before doing so. Running over somebody in a crosswalk is manslaughter. I'm not suggesting prison, but justice demands a penalty commenserate with the severity of the driver's careless action which resulted in loss of life.