Unfortunately, things sort of *have* changed -- we did get new laws in January. However, our State's ATtorney feels that she really wasn't sure she could get a conviction because there wasn't "wanton, willful" behavior involved and the guy has a "squeaky clean" record.

One of our guys dug and found that the new law also says in black and white that if your little traffic violation includes killing somebody, your license shall be revoked. Oh, but they haven't deemed that necessary to follow through on either. I am wondering if in the fine print the "offense" had to be besides the petty ones he pled guilty to -- but... as I said before, I have not seen or heard a single, solitary action or inaction -- or even lip service -- from our State's ATtorney saying she thought this was wrong. As far as I know she also believes that David and Cindy should just have kept their disabled selves in their little apartment all day and night, because they couldn't drive. She hasn't even uttered an "it sucks" comment.

I am fervently, feverishly hoping the lawyers the Combs' have will exert some financial justice.

On an assistive tech listserv I'm on, somebody asked whether speech recognition was improved, because she wants to be able to dictate notes and things during her commute. Somebody said something about stuff for handsfree driving... and somebody posted "LOL about handsfree driving!" I had already answered that yes, speech recognition was better but that my friend had just been killed by a distracted driver who didn't even need technology.

David, by the way, is doing rehab in Paxton (where his parents live) at one of the nursing homes there. THey anticipate more surgery ... and, of course, if he weren't so fit from cycling he wouldn't have stood a chance.