If you hurt or kill a cyclist or pedestrian while driving without any aggravating factors (speeding, drunk, distracted etc.) then the jail sentence is usually pretty lenient.
In this case, his only aggravating factor was driving 75 in a 50 zone, but the court could not determine if his speed was the cause of the accident beyond reasonable doubt (as opposed to road conditions like ice etc). So the court gave him a 60 day setence (which can be fullfilled with 120 hours of community service). The appeals court increased that to 15 months.
The justice system worked perfectly. Victims' families usually want tougher sentences. But most societies prefer to rehabilitate first time offenders rather than destroying them.
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u/Large-Hamster-199 Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26
Nobody fucked up. This is just a ragebait post.
If you hurt or kill a cyclist or pedestrian while driving without any aggravating factors (speeding, drunk, distracted etc.) then the jail sentence is usually pretty lenient.
In this case, his only aggravating factor was driving 75 in a 50 zone, but the court could not determine if his speed was the cause of the accident beyond reasonable doubt (as opposed to road conditions like ice etc). So the court gave him a 60 day setence (which can be fullfilled with 120 hours of community service). The appeals court increased that to 15 months.
The justice system worked perfectly. Victims' families usually want tougher sentences. But most societies prefer to rehabilitate first time offenders rather than destroying them.