tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545728414239486957.post4225515111748980809..comments2023-11-05T06:09:29.478-05:00Comments on BikeWalkLee Blog: No criminal charge in Sanibel Causeway bicyclist's deathMissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311101452934529208noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545728414239486957.post-57983522197208141932014-02-17T07:13:27.061-05:002014-02-17T07:13:27.061-05:00If this had been a Lee county sheriff officer hit ...If this had been a Lee county sheriff officer hit instead of a bicycle they would be in jail. If you hit a bike cop you would be cited for the 3 foot rule anybody else who rides a bike in Florida it's too bad so sad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282178495087411423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545728414239486957.post-82563610214948810912014-01-07T07:05:03.910-05:002014-01-07T07:05:03.910-05:00Tragic incident.Tragic incident.VanRiperandNieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525575016192055520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545728414239486957.post-48673996290617567912012-09-09T13:42:22.119-04:002012-09-09T13:42:22.119-04:00I read the police reports. Falling asleep, taking...I read the police reports. Falling asleep, taking a hundred yards to stop, confusion and inablity to comprehend what she had done are all signs that the driver was under the influence of carisoprodol and oxycodone (both listed in the DUI statue by reference to section 893.03) to the extent that her normal faculties were impaired. Normal faculties certainly include being awake and alert enough to drive. The ASA should have asked his medical examiner if that would be the ME's testimony under oath. Having a prescription is not a defense. That ASA was incompetent. TownesLawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285880581040039808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545728414239486957.post-64754329194739463902012-07-05T11:21:21.785-04:002012-07-05T11:21:21.785-04:00Even without a criminal investigation and convicti...Even without a criminal investigation and conviction, couldn't the family (especially the husband) sue Ms. Shirley in civil court? Perhaps under a negligence theory?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com