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Texting Teen Who Killed Cyclist is Sentenced to Jail, Probation

February 10th, 2006 by Tim Grahl

Bicycle Retailer:

A teen-aged driver who was text messaging on his cell phone when he accidentally ran down and killed a bicyclist in Colorado will serve nine days in jail and devote at least 300 hours to community service aimed at persuading other teens to pay attention to their driving.

The Denver Post reported that the 17-year-old high school senior, whose name was withheld because he is a juvenile, will also serve 98 days of house arrest, be on probation for four years and may not operate a motor vehicle or own a cell phone during that time.

The youth pleaded guilty to careless driving causing death, which could have brought a sentence of up to five years in prison. He admitted swerving into a bicycle lane and hitting the cyclist, retired geologist Jim R. Price, 63, the day before Thanksgiving last year. Price died two days later.

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I seriously don’t understand these kind of stories. The “youth” killed someone! KILLED HIM! Took someone away from his family and friends. And he gets NINE DAYS in prison??? So ridiculous. So freaking sick that our courts decided that’s all Jim Price’s life is worth.


5 Responses to “Texting Teen Who Killed Cyclist is Sentenced to Jail, Probation”

  1. 1 RL 

    9 DAYS? That’s stupid. I say, an eye for an eye!

  2. 2 Matt 

    I agree. The kids age should not matter, it was his actions that killed Jim Price. The sentence they gave him sounds like one you would give to someone convicted of a burglary, not manslaughter. Its an insult to Jim Price and his family.

  3. 3 Bobcat 

    Open season on cyclists!

  4. 4 Steve 

    From the article:

    The Price family accepted that the teen is genuinely remorseful and asked the judge to spare him from jail, the Post reported.

    From reading the article it sounds like the judge loaded as much as he could on the driver, whilst respecting the family’s wishes (98 days of house arrest, 4 years’ probation, not allowed to drive or own a cell phone for 4 years).

  5. 5 Ben West 

    what is a regular penalty for manslaughter and other charges that might apply here, wreckless endangerment.

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