Woman who hit, killed Jeffco sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 10 days in jail
11 Nov 2015 13:31 - 11 Nov 2015 13:34 #2
by Jukerado
Replied by Jukerado on topic Woman who hit, killed Jeffco sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 10 days in jail
I am sickened by the verdict in this case. No changing it now, of course.
In researching Colorado laws and statutes online, I found this tidbit:
To be charged with vehicular homicide in a fatal crash, police have to have evidence that a driver was driving recklessly, legally defined as the willful and wanton disregard of traffic laws....
Among the aggravating circumstances necessary to charge a driver with vehicular homicide in a fatal crash are excessive speeding or driving while drunk or impaired.
If there’s no proof the driver intentionally disobeyed traffic laws, the charge for causing a fatal crash is careless driving involving death.
If one is speeding in icy, snowblind conditions, isn't that driving too fast for conditions, recklessly and wantonly disregarding traffic laws? She wasn't 'accidentally' speeding, so that makes it intentional. Blair Gledhill got the lighter sentence; so light it's almost non-existent. A family lost a husband and a father, and our community lost a peace officer. We are diminished, because of the actions of another self-absorbed driver.
If my dear wife was taken by someone who was tailgating or talking on a cellphone or texting or driving around 50 mph in such wintry conditions, I would never be able to accept such a slap on the wrist for the killer. If prior bad acts are inadmissible, then prior good acts should be also. I am not impressed by the testimony of friends and family. We can get 100 people to say anything. But at the time of the accident, Gledhill was breaking the law by driving too fast for conditions and recklessly disregarding the safety of others. What she did in life up to that point is, to me, irrelevant. For in those seconds she killed a man, and no matter what a good person she's been or how wonderful her life was, she took a man's life.
I don't make such statements lightly. But I have always believed that as drivers, we have a responsibility to those around us - that we will respect them and their loved ones and not endanger them. I believe firmly in forgiveness, but forgiveness does not alleviate paying the penalty for breaking the law and taking someone's life. It is a simple thing to feel remorse and apologize after the fact. It's become the norm in our society. Say anything, do anything, apologize, next story please. Maybe I'm just not a grey area man, and possibly I'm naive for thinking this way - but no one should die through the self-important, negligent arrogance of another.
Sergeant Renfro, your service to our community will not be forgotten.
In researching Colorado laws and statutes online, I found this tidbit:
To be charged with vehicular homicide in a fatal crash, police have to have evidence that a driver was driving recklessly, legally defined as the willful and wanton disregard of traffic laws....
Among the aggravating circumstances necessary to charge a driver with vehicular homicide in a fatal crash are excessive speeding or driving while drunk or impaired.
If there’s no proof the driver intentionally disobeyed traffic laws, the charge for causing a fatal crash is careless driving involving death.
If one is speeding in icy, snowblind conditions, isn't that driving too fast for conditions, recklessly and wantonly disregarding traffic laws? She wasn't 'accidentally' speeding, so that makes it intentional. Blair Gledhill got the lighter sentence; so light it's almost non-existent. A family lost a husband and a father, and our community lost a peace officer. We are diminished, because of the actions of another self-absorbed driver.
If my dear wife was taken by someone who was tailgating or talking on a cellphone or texting or driving around 50 mph in such wintry conditions, I would never be able to accept such a slap on the wrist for the killer. If prior bad acts are inadmissible, then prior good acts should be also. I am not impressed by the testimony of friends and family. We can get 100 people to say anything. But at the time of the accident, Gledhill was breaking the law by driving too fast for conditions and recklessly disregarding the safety of others. What she did in life up to that point is, to me, irrelevant. For in those seconds she killed a man, and no matter what a good person she's been or how wonderful her life was, she took a man's life.
I don't make such statements lightly. But I have always believed that as drivers, we have a responsibility to those around us - that we will respect them and their loved ones and not endanger them. I believe firmly in forgiveness, but forgiveness does not alleviate paying the penalty for breaking the law and taking someone's life. It is a simple thing to feel remorse and apologize after the fact. It's become the norm in our society. Say anything, do anything, apologize, next story please. Maybe I'm just not a grey area man, and possibly I'm naive for thinking this way - but no one should die through the self-important, negligent arrogance of another.
Sergeant Renfro, your service to our community will not be forgotten.
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