While I feel for Uribe, I can understand why she was found to be at fault. This may sound like a completely different situation, but I think there is some correlation here.
I once hit an ILLEGALLY parked car. I thought it was unfair that I got cited, but the illegally parked car did not. As the insurance adjuster kindly explained to me, a car parked illegally is no excuse to hit it. (i still grind my teeth over that one. But that was when I was 19 and on my parent’s insurance. hooray!) So even though uribe was at the wrong end of an unfortunate chain of events….those people leaving that guy lying on the road is not an excuse for Uribe to get out of the fact that she hit him.
But I do think the amount she had to pay was a bit steep.
Yes, thank goodness there are still good smaritans left in the world. Sadly however it seems to be “in” to be blase and only out for number one. Yes, this is like that series finale of Seinfeld, but what a very sad commentary for mankind.
Was it dark out? Could she reasonably have seen him? Where exactly in the road was he? I agree with the person who said it probably came from not keeping a proper lookout. Without knowing the rest of the story, it’s hard to form my own opinion. The article does not suggest that she was doing anything wrong per se, so, apart from the fact that her action was the fatal one, I wonder what other factors attributed to their decision.
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I’m interested in how they attributed legal negligence to Uribe. There is no information in the article that details this. Anyone have any theories?
He may stil be alive if Uribe hadn’t come along.
That’s not a legal theory George. I’m sure the alleged Uribe was negligent for failing to maintain proper lookout while driving.
While I feel for Uribe, I can understand why she was found to be at fault. This may sound like a completely different situation, but I think there is some correlation here.
I once hit an ILLEGALLY parked car. I thought it was unfair that I got cited, but the illegally parked car did not. As the insurance adjuster kindly explained to me, a car parked illegally is no excuse to hit it. (i still grind my teeth over that one. But that was when I was 19 and on my parent’s insurance. hooray!) So even though uribe was at the wrong end of an unfortunate chain of events….those people leaving that guy lying on the road is not an excuse for Uribe to get out of the fact that she hit him.
But I do think the amount she had to pay was a bit steep.
Oh yeah, i didn’t mention that the illegally parked car was parked right next to the sign that said NO PARKING ZONE.
I think Uribe’s liability comes from the fact that SHE RAN THE VICTIM OVER AND KILLED HIM !!!!!
Yes, thank goodness there are still good smaritans left in the world. Sadly however it seems to be “in” to be blase and only out for number one. Yes, this is like that series finale of Seinfeld, but what a very sad commentary for mankind.
Was it dark out? Could she reasonably have seen him? Where exactly in the road was he? I agree with the person who said it probably came from not keeping a proper lookout. Without knowing the rest of the story, it’s hard to form my own opinion. The article does not suggest that she was doing anything wrong per se, so, apart from the fact that her action was the fatal one, I wonder what other factors attributed to their decision.
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Truer words have never been spoken…
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