Comments on: Bond Upped To $250,000, Charges Upgraded Against Man That FHP Says Hit Two Kids On Quintette Road http://www.northescambia.com/2020/04/bond-upped-to-250000-charges-upgraded-against-man-that-fhp-says-hit-two-kids-on-quintette-road Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:54:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2020/04/bond-upped-to-250000-charges-upgraded-against-man-that-fhp-says-hit-two-kids-on-quintette-road/comment-page-1#comment-413151 David Huie Green Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:48:15 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=400120#comment-413151 REGARDING: "his pee-poor excuses as to why he left the scene, are still an admission of guilt on his behalf….Correct?" Actually, no, it is not. I hate it happened. It was a terrible thing. The very thought of doing it gives me nightmares. Adam Evans is probably right about it torturing the one who did it. Remembering it would torture me for the rest of my life. Rylee was a good kid. Nonetheless, jury instructions and Florida law require "knowledge that an impact occurred with persons or property." If he actually thought he hit a deer, he did not realize he hit a person (since deers are not persons and they are not property, something owned). If the jury believes him, they will find him not guilty of hit-and-run if they faithfully apply state law 316.027(2)(b): http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0316/0316.html   If they are convinced and they acquit Mr. Ethredge, it will not mean he got off Scot-free, not if he has any conscience. Mainly, I wish it never happened. REGARDING:
“his pee-poor excuses as to why he left the scene, are still an admission of guilt on his behalf….Correct?”

Actually, no, it is not.

I hate it happened. It was a terrible thing. The very thought of doing it gives me nightmares. Adam Evans is probably right about it torturing the one who did it. Remembering it would torture me for the rest of my life.

Rylee was a good kid.

Nonetheless, jury instructions and Florida law require “knowledge that an impact occurred with persons or property.” If he actually thought he hit a deer, he did not realize he hit a person (since deers are not persons and they are not property, something owned). If the jury believes him, they will find him not guilty of hit-and-run if they faithfully apply state law 316.027(2)(b):

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0316/0316.html
 
If they are convinced and they acquit Mr. Ethredge, it will not mean he got off Scot-free, not if he has any conscience.

Mainly, I wish it never happened.

]]> By: Adam Evans http://www.northescambia.com/2020/04/bond-upped-to-250000-charges-upgraded-against-man-that-fhp-says-hit-two-kids-on-quintette-road/comment-page-1#comment-412959 Adam Evans Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:40:08 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=400120#comment-412959 Don't you think Robert William Etheridge wishes that the two children weren't in the road in the dark and he didn't see them. Don't you think Robert William Etheridge wishes he wouldn't have made the alleged criminal mistake of leaving the scene. Under the American system of justice, people charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The Constitution has guaranteed that people charged with a crime have a right to be released pretrial, except in limited instances. By allowing a person to remain free while awaiting trial, the state avoids punishing a person awaiting a determination of guilt – a fundamental principle of our justice system. Don’t you think Robert William Etheridge wishes that the two children weren’t in the road in the dark and he didn’t see them. Don’t you think Robert William Etheridge wishes he wouldn’t have made the alleged criminal mistake of leaving the scene. Under the American system of justice, people charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The Constitution has guaranteed that people charged with a crime have a right to be released pretrial, except in limited instances. By allowing a person to remain free while awaiting trial, the state avoids punishing a person awaiting a determination of guilt – a fundamental principle of our justice system.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.northescambia.com/2020/04/bond-upped-to-250000-charges-upgraded-against-man-that-fhp-says-hit-two-kids-on-quintette-road/comment-page-1#comment-412939 Sandy Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:06:41 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=400120#comment-412939 Etheridge has an attorney and he posted bond. Would have needed 10% of the bond amount to avoid being held in jail. Mr. West, I am so very sorry for the loss of your son. All the comments I have read about him show that he was a kind person and was loved by many. Etheridge has an attorney and he posted bond. Would have needed 10% of the bond amount to avoid being held in jail. Mr. West, I am so very sorry for the loss of your son. All the comments I have read about him show that he was a kind person and was loved by many.

]]> By: Angela Roney http://www.northescambia.com/2020/04/bond-upped-to-250000-charges-upgraded-against-man-that-fhp-says-hit-two-kids-on-quintette-road/comment-page-1#comment-412911 Angela Roney Wed, 22 Apr 2020 04:29:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=400120#comment-412911 What I don't understand is why he was even granted a bond to begin with. Our judicial system is so screwed up for allowing him to ever see the light of day outside of a jail or prison! First of all his ridiculous statement, or as I would call it, his pee-poor excuses as to why he left the scene, are still an admittion of guilt on his behalf....Correct? Okay, well a life was taken and another life permanently damaged, but he's bought himself a "golden ticket" so our judicial system says it's totally fine! Here sir...since you are fortunate enough to afford $250,000 for a bond, you're free to go run over a few more children! Are you kidding me? Second of all, I want to know what kind of person kills and injures another human being due to their own negligence and then can morally accept a ridiculous bond given by the very same people who are appointed to protect himself and his loved ones? Honestly? Who can do this and still sleep at night? Outside of a jail or prison cell? Morality would be accepting your fault and insisting that you be punished by the fullest extent in which the law allowed! Third of all and last of all, When we are given a driver's license, we have to agree with the rules and regulations governed by that state. Where does it say in any driver's manual that if you strike a person with your vehicle, don't stop and just drive away? "Someone please show me that manual" is the question that Judge should have asked! "NO MANUAL EQUALS NO BOND!!! What I don’t understand is why he was even granted a bond to begin with. Our judicial system is so screwed up for allowing him to ever see the light of day outside of a jail or prison!
First of all his ridiculous statement, or as I would call it, his pee-poor excuses as to why he left the scene, are still an admittion of guilt on his behalf….Correct? Okay, well a life was taken and another life permanently damaged, but he’s bought himself a “golden ticket” so our judicial system says it’s totally fine! Here sir…since you are fortunate enough to afford $250,000 for a bond, you’re free to go run over a few more children! Are you kidding me?
Second of all, I want to know what kind of person kills and injures another human being due to their own negligence and then can morally accept a ridiculous bond given by the very same people who are appointed to protect himself and his loved ones? Honestly? Who can do this and still sleep at night? Outside of a jail or prison cell? Morality would be accepting your fault and insisting that you be punished by the fullest extent in which the law allowed!
Third of all and last of all, When we are given a driver’s license, we have to agree with the rules and regulations governed by that state. Where does it say in any driver’s manual that if you strike a person with your vehicle, don’t stop and just drive away? “Someone please show me that manual” is the question that Judge should have asked! “NO MANUAL EQUALS NO BOND!!!

]]> By: Resident http://www.northescambia.com/2020/04/bond-upped-to-250000-charges-upgraded-against-man-that-fhp-says-hit-two-kids-on-quintette-road/comment-page-1#comment-412909 Resident Wed, 22 Apr 2020 03:57:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=400120#comment-412909 Please, all parents, please know where your kids are. It is difficult to see at night. I personally would not think anywhere on Quintette Road is a safe place for children or adults to be walking. Same for Woodbine and Berryhill. Anything can happen. Now three families lives are forevermore changed. Theres plenty of guilt and despair to go around. Tragedy can happen to anyone. I pray for God to ease your pain. Please, all parents, please know where your kids are. It is difficult to see at night. I personally would not think anywhere on Quintette Road is a safe place for children or adults to be walking. Same for Woodbine and Berryhill. Anything can happen. Now three families lives are forevermore changed. Theres plenty of guilt and despair to go around. Tragedy can happen to anyone. I pray for God to ease your pain.

]]> By: R west http://www.northescambia.com/2020/04/bond-upped-to-250000-charges-upgraded-against-man-that-fhp-says-hit-two-kids-on-quintette-road/comment-page-1#comment-412886 R west Tue, 21 Apr 2020 23:18:40 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=400120#comment-412886 The fact that he is claiming he is broke and that he basically had STATE min insurance me as the father of Rylee would greatly like to know how he can afford to be out while he is sleeping in his own bed my son is gone if he would have stopped it might have made a difference o. The outcome of my precious sons life so before any of you say it was a accident and he should be out think of that 5 minutes could be the difference between life and death and were not sure of how long our babies were left on the side of the road while he was at home making up a story to cover his ass ..... this low life needs to spend every day of his life in the same pain my wife and I are feeling Ron West Father of Rylee The fact that he is claiming he is broke and that he basically had STATE min insurance me as the father of Rylee would greatly like to know how he can afford to be out while he is sleeping in his own bed my son is gone if he would have stopped it might have made a difference o. The outcome of my precious sons life so before any of you say it was a accident and he should be out think of that 5 minutes could be the difference between life and death and were not sure of how long our babies were left on the side of the road while he was at home making up a story to cover his ass ….. this low life needs to spend every day of his life in the same pain my wife and I are feeling

Ron West Father of Rylee

]]> By: Bewildered http://www.northescambia.com/2020/04/bond-upped-to-250000-charges-upgraded-against-man-that-fhp-says-hit-two-kids-on-quintette-road/comment-page-1#comment-412859 Bewildered Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:46:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=400120#comment-412859 JW last paragraph of the article states he was released on bond. My earlier comment was in no way suggesting the man should get a “free out of jail” card for leaving the scene of the accident. I don’t know any of the individuals involved, but it is not uncommon for some people to shut down in the face of a tragedy and manage to pretend it simply did not happen. JW last paragraph of the article states he was released on bond.
My earlier comment was in no way suggesting the man should get a “free out of jail” card for leaving the scene of the accident. I don’t know any of the individuals involved, but it is not uncommon for some people to shut down in the face of a tragedy and manage to pretend it simply did not happen.

]]> By: Karen http://www.northescambia.com/2020/04/bond-upped-to-250000-charges-upgraded-against-man-that-fhp-says-hit-two-kids-on-quintette-road/comment-page-1#comment-412852 Karen Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:02:15 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=400120#comment-412852 @JW - The last sentence in the article states that he was released within 20 minutes after posting his bond. @JW – The last sentence in the article states that he was released within 20 minutes after posting his bond.

]]> By: JW http://www.northescambia.com/2020/04/bond-upped-to-250000-charges-upgraded-against-man-that-fhp-says-hit-two-kids-on-quintette-road/comment-page-1#comment-412848 JW Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:30:38 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=400120#comment-412848 So is he out on bond or in the slammer? So is he out on bond or in the slammer?

]]> By: Bill http://www.northescambia.com/2020/04/bond-upped-to-250000-charges-upgraded-against-man-that-fhp-says-hit-two-kids-on-quintette-road/comment-page-1#comment-412847 Bill Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:20:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=400120#comment-412847 Bewilderedj, you have got to be kidding. This didn't ruin one life, this young man's family will never get over this. The young girl,also hit as well as her family will also be affected for the rest of their life. As for the man that ran over the kids, he should be charged. Anytime you hit something as big as a deer, you should stop and check what you hit., of course you're hiding something. That "deer" could have been injured and needed help from animal control. No mercy for the driver from me. Bewilderedj, you have got to be kidding. This didn’t ruin one life, this young man’s family will never get over this. The young girl,also hit as well as her family will also be affected for the rest of their life. As for the man that ran over the kids, he should be charged. Anytime you hit something as big as a deer, you should stop and check what you hit., of course you’re hiding something. That “deer” could have been injured and needed help from animal control. No mercy for the driver from me.

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