Comments on: Teen Charged After Hit And Run Pedestrian Death

By: Hope

Hope — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:25:39 +0000

Fact of the matter is pedestrians have the right of way. An if the 16 year old is that immature why is he driving. He fled the scene. Yes Ricky might have been in the middle of the road but if the 16 year old wouldn’t have left the scene he could have possibly saved Ricky by getting him out of the road an called 911, then he wouldn’t be in as much trouble as he is now, Or being charged with anything. Maybe this will teach him a lesson.

By: Not You

Not You — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:37:34 +0000

If you have ever driven on Farm Life Road, American Farms Road or any other roads in that area after dark you know that there are no street lights. Not the safest place to be walking in the road after the sun goes down.

By: Mr. Reality

Mr. Reality — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:11:23 +0000

When the kid left the scene he made it so no matter what the facts of the case are he’s screwed. The guy could have been crawling down the street and if you hit and kill him you will probably not be charged BUT when you leave the scene you shift all the blame to yourself…Stupid kid!

By: pls

pls — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:19:35 +0000

My son and his fiancee were the first ones to drive up on this scene. My son got out to check on the victim while his fiancee called 911. They saw headlights coming toward the scene and tried to stop or slow them down. The car kept coming and hit the victim dragging him. They were devastated to say the least at witnessing this. It is something you never forget. Prayers are with everyone.

By: Cantonment Mom

Cantonment Mom — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:37:27 +0000

Molino Mom: In response to your questions, the article states it was 8:15pm on Friday night and the boy turned himself in 2 hours after the accident.

I agree that there should be some punishment because this boy must not have been paying attention and should not have left the scene but why was someone walking in the middle of the street after dark? Obviously, drivers shouldn’t hit people walking in the street AND obviously people shouldn’t be walking in the middle of the road after dark. Since the deceased was hit by the boy and then another vehicle there must have been traffic flowing so again, why was he walking in the street in traffic after dark? No where in the article does it say what the pedestrian was wearing so he could potentially have been wearing dark clothing. I feel confident the boy didn’t do this purposefully so the punishment shouldn’t be too harsh. It’s so unfortunate that this person was killed but he placed himself in an extremely hazardous situation that could easily have been avoided.

Either way, sad situation for this kid and even sadder for the family of the man who was killed.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:01:52 +0000

REGARDING:
“This kid should not have been speeding,”

I don’t see where it says he WAS speeding.
It just says he left the scene of the accident afterward.

David for accuracy and caution
and facing oncoming traffic

By: Richard Head

Richard Head — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:10:56 +0000

Actually Mr. Wheaton it is stated correctly by both ‘wake up’ and the article. What is a person doing walking down the center of the road? As for your rebuttal, I imagine only insane persons would run down people in the road intentionally . Velocity vs. Reaction Time.

By: J webb

J webb — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:34:13 +0000

This is indeed very tragic and will affect many of people, but think of the situation, maybe both driver and “victim” hold a little blame. This kid should not have been speeding, in which case , driving laws should be cracked down on so things like this are avoided but this kid has to live with this the rest of his life, and i’m sure he will need support. And the victim should not have been jay walking but either way I believe the driver should be charged but held lightly because it was an accident and he probably feels guilty enough.

By: James Wheaton

James Wheaton — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:19:24 +0000

No “Richard Head” “Wakeup” did not state it very well! IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DRIVER NOT TO HIT PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! Plain and simple. Now if the person that was hit was wearing all black and it was the middle of the night then I understand that there was an extenuating circumstance. But I’ll bet you even that may not be enough of an excuse for a Judge! OK I’m done.

I hope everything works out for this young man/woman but I don’t think it looks good.

By: kathy hicks

kathy hicks — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:56:19 +0000

May you rest in peace Ricky!!!!! We love you and will miss you deeply!!!!
Drivers and pedestrians both PLEASE be carefull on our roadways!!!