Comments on: Northview Grad Won’t Face Charges Over Accident That Killed Two Pedestrians

By: CAS

CAS — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:47:48 +0000

regarding susan odoms comment:
and from the accident report it appears *both sides failed*.
I can tell you no where in the fhp report does it indicate or insinuate that.

By: Susan Odom

Susan Odom — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:32:49 +0000

You have no business walking in the road, especially at night. Period. A driver certainly wouldnt expect to find people walking down the roadway at night!

Pedestrians as well as drivers both have responsibilities…and from the accident reports, it appears that both sides failed in that. Even going the speed limit, if you cannot SEE the people walking IN the road at NIGHT (where they had no business being), then there’s no way you could stop in time, speed limit or not.
Read the Florida Statue…and its just basic common sense!

Furthermore, what was this 16 year old doing out that late? Walking in the road??? Accidents happen and thats what this was….as terrible and tragic for all sides as it is. The family of the deceased need to accept thier loved ones OWN responsilbilty and contribution to this tragedy.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:04:19 +0000

REGARDING:
“Zisa and Middleton should both take a lie detector test and the truth will be known.If they are the stand up gentlemen that their family and friends say they are,they should not have a problem taking a test”

There is one little problem with using a “lie detector”
They don’t really exist.

There are machines called lie detectors but all they do is measure stress in various ways. Some people are stressed by taking tests and some by remembering hurtful things. Some questions are loaded and have no correct answer.

For example, “Have you quit beating your wife?” If you never beat your wife in the first place, the correct answer must be NO. Because you have not quit doing anything. It would come across, though, as if you were still beating your wife since you have not quit.

If you say yes, the stress will either indicate you are lying or telling the truth when in fact the correct answer is “None of the above”

I imagine this is the reason attorneys object to some questions because they assume facts not in evidence, such as the prior beatings or lead to a conclusion which is not valid.

Some people do feel stress at telling anything other than the truth, so the machines could work on them.
“Were you telling the truth when you said you blocked the car behind you from passing earlier?”
“Did you intend to hurt anyone?”
“Could you see the people wearing dark clothing walking in the middle of the road in front of you?”

Really, what questions would you want to ask in a case like this?

By: CAS

CAS — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:47:19 +0000

outsider. . . . if either john middleton or matthew zisa agreed to a *lie detector* test and both passed, then what? what exactly would either of them be taking this test for? their characters? or their account as to what happened on the road the night of the accident? I think most people that posted comments on this site have taken great effort not to *slam* the kids that WERE in the road, but at the same time wonder WHY were they in the road so they asked.

By: outsider

outsider — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:20:33 +0000

Forgiveness.. Your comment ………16 SHOULD BE A HOME THAT TIME OF NIGHT NOW WHO AT FAUGHT?First of all it is “who’s at fault” second ,this kind of stupid comment is what causes all the anger.You have the right to defend Matt and say what kind of person you think he is ,but leave the stupid comments about the victims out.If you would read the story,you would know that Mr.middleton is also named in the lawsuit.Zisa and Middleton should both take a lie detector test and the truth will be known.If they are the stand up gentlemen that their family and friends say they are,they should not have a problem taking a test.By the way,i don’t know any of the people involed in this tragic accident.

By: woweee

woweee — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:05:09 +0000

Does anyone know what happen to the Middleton man in this mess. Matt is paying dearly and the other driver seems to have gotten of free as a bird even though I believe he was the cause of the problem by his own admission. Matthew you will always be welcomed in our home and around us. You are a fine young man and I am sorry you are going through this.

By: CAS

CAS — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:46:49 +0000

this lawsuit is about revenge , its about anger, its about being so torn up with grief and wanting another womans child to vertually pay for the rest of his life by ruining his future over an accident that wasn’t his fault. its about making someone /anyone pay, its about making one of the most awesome young men that could never intentionally hurt a living soul suffer more by reliving that event over again.

By: J

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:30:54 +0000

While my heart breaks for the family and friends of the pedestrians that were hit and killed, my heart also breaks for the young man that hit them. This is a very unfortunate accident and one that Zisa will probably replay in his head over and over.

I agree with “another mom” in that sueing will do nothing more than prolong the agony, for everyone, and won’t help anything. I do hope that the families of the victims can get whatever help that they need to start the grieving process.

By: Another mom

Another mom — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:22:17 +0000

Those kids should have been at home NOT on the road, and we all know that you NEVER go walking down the road at night wearing dark clothing. The law states that pedestrians are to walk ON THE SHOULDER ONLY. That means they are NOT to be in the middle of the road.

It was a horrible tragedy, but to ruin this poor boy’s life because of an accident that was not his fault is a little ridiculous, doncha think?

I’m sorry, but I just can’t see destroying this boy for something that was the culmination of many factors. He wasn’t drunk or on drugs, he wasn’t speeding, he was just trying to drive down the road safely. It wasn’t his fault that he couldn’t see kids in dark clothing with their backs to him.

Let it go. You will never have any kind of peace as long as you keep pushing this.

By: CAS

CAS — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:48:55 +0000

S.L.B. the pedestrians that were struck by the SUV Matthew was driving were not on the side of the road or the shoulder of the road, they were right in the middle of the southbound lane.