I don't know why they decided not to charge this guy, but I can kind of see both sides a little. My husband's best friend, Greg, was killed in a car accident that was not his fault. He was driving on a country road (his friend still lived in Indiana where they grew up) where there is really no speed limit, and the other driver was at a stop sign, blinded by the sun and went right in front of him. Greg didn't have time to stop his car. Greg's family didn't want to charge the guy for a few reasons. The guy felt horrible and it was an accident. Yes, he was negligent and not careful, but they didn't feel that charging him with something would make a difference because the other guy was a good kid who had never gotten in any trouble. He just made a bad decision that unfortunately cost a life. Greg's family figured that living with what he had done was going to be hard enough. The second reason was that they didn't want to go through all the legal proceedings because they had been through enough pain and didn't want to keep re-living everything.

I suppose the D.A. could have charged him anyway, but they didn't. I have no idea whatever happened to the guy who hit Greg. But my hubby sure misses his buddy.

I feel awful about this poor woman. I hope her family, friends and class can heal and go on. This event makes me realize that I need to be even more careful. I know I often take it for granted that cars will make room for me. I need to be more proactive about protecting me.