But on the other hand the article said that she did have a BAC of .03. Now for the majority of us, that’s like one beer, but for, what should be, an inexperinced, underaged person that may have been enough to impair her judgement or even make her sleepy enough to come into the trucks lane. NOW, my question would be if the lawyer for Mr. Short’s estate could go after the person who provided or sold the alcogol to Ms. Baldwin.
At 19, she probably did not have much in the way of assets. I think she did exceptionally well with the $100,000 limit, which most 19’s would NOT have. The attorneys settled for what they could get. And we do buy UM to protect ourselves in just such a situation.
She still should have to pay restitution, even if it is twenty dollars a week, for the rest of her life. She gets to get married, pregnant & move to Alaska to “live happily ever after” but yet she is remorseful, yeah right
Point of law…liquor legal would not apply in this case because she was not charged with DUI as her BAC was within legal limitations, hence, sale or providing is not applicable to her actions.
It disturbs me that some would suggest he should have killed the girl and enjoyed his retirement. If that poor girl had been my daughter, I would have been eternally grateful to this man every time I saw her and every time I saw my future grand child. Life should be more than choices made by calculating our self-interest. There is a place for self-sacrifice and heroism in this world. I hope it will always be so.
Thanks and you’re right, I agree regarding the legal aspect. She wasn’t charged with DUI and I guess that means it’s legal for minors to drink in MD as long as it’s not “too much”. There’s no “zero tolerance” law, I suppose, though there should be. Illegal consumtion isn’t a factor?? How about civil court for this family who just lost their husband, father, maybe even grand-father?? Couldn’t civil court award punitive damages much along the line as someone suggested in the $ amount of something she should be able to uncomfortably afford for the next 20 years or whatever the expected life expectancy was for Mr. Short?
Anyone can sue anyone else for as much money as they wish as long as the blood runs free from the stone. Look, the whole thing is tragic and his heirs have received all there is to get from her. I can only hope that he was covered by work comp so a bit more might be available to his grieving family. That’s all, I’m signing off.
Come on JW….stop the bleeding heart routine. “should he have just killed her?” He wouldn’t have killed her; she would have killer her by failing to keep her vehicle on her side of the road. I think your thought of someone giving up their life for a young crappy driver is pretty pollyanish. Accidents happen.
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But on the other hand the article said that she did have a BAC of .03. Now for the majority of us, that’s like one beer, but for, what should be, an inexperinced, underaged person that may have been enough to impair her judgement or even make her sleepy enough to come into the trucks lane. NOW, my question would be if the lawyer for Mr. Short’s estate could go after the person who provided or sold the alcogol to Ms. Baldwin.
At 19, she probably did not have much in the way of assets. I think she did exceptionally well with the $100,000 limit, which most 19’s would NOT have. The attorneys settled for what they could get. And we do buy UM to protect ourselves in just such a situation.
She still should have to pay restitution, even if it is twenty dollars a week, for the rest of her life. She gets to get married, pregnant & move to Alaska to “live happily ever after” but yet she is remorseful, yeah right
They settled for $100k to get access to the UM of the trucking company 10 to 1!!!!
If they hold the case open in MD they cannot get into the UM limits. The UM carrier can and may choose to file against her. I hope they do!
Point of law…liquor legal would not apply in this case because she was not charged with DUI as her BAC was within legal limitations, hence, sale or providing is not applicable to her actions.
It disturbs me that some would suggest he should have killed the girl and enjoyed his retirement. If that poor girl had been my daughter, I would have been eternally grateful to this man every time I saw her and every time I saw my future grand child. Life should be more than choices made by calculating our self-interest. There is a place for self-sacrifice and heroism in this world. I hope it will always be so.
Gtartefull enough to write the poor man’s family a healthy check to make up for the lack of your daughter’s own financial resposibility?
Thanks and you’re right, I agree regarding the legal aspect. She wasn’t charged with DUI and I guess that means it’s legal for minors to drink in MD as long as it’s not “too much”. There’s no “zero tolerance” law, I suppose, though there should be. Illegal consumtion isn’t a factor?? How about civil court for this family who just lost their husband, father, maybe even grand-father?? Couldn’t civil court award punitive damages much along the line as someone suggested in the $ amount of something she should be able to uncomfortably afford for the next 20 years or whatever the expected life expectancy was for Mr. Short?
Anyone can sue anyone else for as much money as they wish as long as the blood runs free from the stone. Look, the whole thing is tragic and his heirs have received all there is to get from her. I can only hope that he was covered by work comp so a bit more might be available to his grieving family. That’s all, I’m signing off.
Come on JW….stop the bleeding heart routine. “should he have just killed her?” He wouldn’t have killed her; she would have killer her by failing to keep her vehicle on her side of the road. I think your thought of someone giving up their life for a young crappy driver is pretty pollyanish. Accidents happen.