Originally Posted by squeakywheel
http://www.kttc.com/News/index.php?ID=2904
This all happened when a lady saw a girl on a bicycle waiting to cross a road. She stopped in spite of not having any stop sign or traffic signal from her direction and waved the girl to cross in spite of not having the right of way. The girl was hit by a car traveling in the same direction as the stopped car, but in the second lane. They charged and convicted the guy driving the second car with reckless driving. I think the police and DA got it wrong this time. I believe the lady who stopped and waved the girl by is the one at fault.
This is a horrible story. I wonder if the guy they charged was speeding or doing something stupid otherwise I don't see how he is at fault. I'm not sure if this was a recent event but it said 815pm so I'm guessing the girl wasn't very visible. I know there has been an incident or two here in town where a pedestrian was crossing a street in the middle of the night (not at crosswalk or signal) and have been killed. I believe the driver was not found to be responsible for the incident.
Anyway... this what I worry about with the 'courteous' driver. They wave someone through and that person goes not realizing the car in the next lane isn't stopping.