Originally Posted by wayward
Originally Posted by billh
Thinking more about this, how did we know that Jennifer Stark was downloading a ringtone? There were no passengers, correct? I assume she made some statement to the police. Doh. She might have benefited from "right to remain silent" in that regard. Or did the police go to the trouble to subpoena computer records for ringtone downloads, or her personal phone records??? More evidence that will never be heard in court.
Stark basically told the police that she'd been downloading ringtones when the accident occurred.
It is only because she was not smart enough to say "He came out of nowhere. I couldn't avoid him."
That's the pat answer when someone hits a cyclist.