Sad and senseless

[uforgot]

http://www.tucsonbikelawyer.com/heavy/

[beccaB]

I don't even have words. I am so sorry for this little girl.

[shootingstar]

Very sad, to lose both parents so suddenly.

[Bike Chick]

How senseless and heartbreaking

[tribogota]

horrible, reposted to facebook so non cyclist friends might think twice

[Zen]

That has to be one of the most provocative photographs I've ever seen.

There is no such thing as an accident.

[annielynn]

So sad. :( That poor little girl.

[witeowl]

This angers me to no end. If I "lose control" of my car and cause an accident in which I hit another car, I am liable. But this driver hits two cyclists and it's brushed off and there are no charges? I am absolutely outraged. Between the tears, that is.

What a poignant photo. :(

I'm not exaggerating about the tears.

[Tri Girl]

:(:(:(:(:(:(
That is horribly tragic. That photo breaks my heart...

[uforgot]

This angers me to no end. If I "lose control" of my car and cause an accident in which I hit another car, I am liable. But this driver hits two cyclists and it's brushed off and there are no charges? I am absolutely outraged. Between the tears, that is.

What a poignant photo. :(

I'm not exaggerating about the tears.

Did you read the comments below the article? They share your sentiments.

[ClockworkOrange]

This is relevant and in no way do I want to take away from the original post.

My Grandson is 7 years old too and this week his Mum was driving (on her own) and hit a patch of oil/diesel and her car went out of control for quite a distance. The car subsequently finished up facing the wrong way on the opposite side of the road and finally hit a grass verge and ended up on it's side, along with a windscreen that had blown. Thank goodness, she walked away with only a scratch on her little finger. So many things seem to be happening to my son and his family recently. However, at least my Grandson has both his parents.

BUT after reading this, my goodness, does it put everything into perspective.

The look on that poor child's face, absolutely tragic and heart breaking. No matter what anybody tries to do, nothing is going to ever be the same for this young child.

Clock

[witeowl]

Did you read the comments below the article? They share your sentiments.

I didn't there, but I did elsewhere. I had to stop because, even in this tragic situation, there was scum crawling out of the woodwork to blame the cyclists for having the audacity to ride. :mad:

So, no. I was scared to read the comments anywhere but here at TE. But yeah, now that I look at the site itself, I realize that it would be a safe and sane site.

[Aggie_Ama]

This is completely tragic and senseless. No paying attention isn't an accident, it is not being committed to driving because of other poor ability or some distraction. When my husband rear-ended someone because he was driving to close, we were punished by having raised insurance. Texas is a no-fault state so by not breaking a law he wasn't ticketed. I am assuming this man's insurance will at least have to pay out for the funeral expenses right? There is no amount of payment that can heal that little girl though.

I do believe the driver has a long healing process no matter the reason he left the roadway. Several years ago my father broadsided a car that made an illegal turn in front of him. One passenger, the same age as my brother (both adults at the time) was killed. My father had no fault but he was devastated, it was an incredibly painful experience. Same note a relative hit a man that was high walking in the middle of a very dark interstate frontage road at 11:00 at night after my relative left work. The driver (my relative) swerved but clipped the man and killed him. He had a lot of trouble dealing with the blame he placed on himself even though there was very little more he could have done.

Texas laws are terrible at protecting vunerable road users. In this area the same story could be written with a farmer driving his tractor on the shoulder and it would be the same thing "a horrible accident".

[AnnieBikes]

The child's picture is haunting...and such a young age to have no more parents.

[Sadie]

Just heartbreaking.

[Kathi]

While I don't understand the "no charges" I do agree that the driver will have a long healing process.

When I was student teaching I was on my way to my mother-in-laws house after school. 3 little girls were walking home from school and they were running and chasing each other. I was driving the speed limit but something about their play told me to slow down. Before I knew it one of the little girls ran into the street directly into my path. Fortunately, I was able to stop in time and didn't hit her but when the car stopped she was dead center of my hood and only 3-4 ft or so away from the car. I could see the shock in her little face.

That incident took place 40 yrs ago and everytime I read about incidents like this I still see that little girls face. I just can't imagine having to live with hitting her even though it wouldn't have been my fault.

[maillotpois]

Wow.

I got nothing.

[solobiker]

How sad. My heart goes out to that little girl. Makes me very respect evevn more every moment I have with my family.