If he hit a third cyclist, they'd have given him a medal

6-12 months, small fine, and 60 hours of community service.

The short prison sentence doesn't bother me. Prisons are a social poison that we should be doing away with for all but readily and immediately violent individuals.

What fucks me up is that he's getting his keys handed back in six months. He's getting quick and untested access right back to the large machine that he already demonstrated he is mortally dangerous when operating. Doesn't sound like they're even going to test him on correct use. That thing you just killed several people and maimed dozens others while operating? Welcome back buddy, do it again.

IMO he should be doing several years of community service, primarily as restorative repentance in the community where the crimes took place, and having his license revoked for at least five years. Getting it back should require a higher barrier of testing than the default. Put a black box in that car and have it report everything for the first year.

It is because this was not an intentional act, they fell asleep, were distracted by fatigue, or something of the sort. Basically this person was too tired to drive properly.

I think Donald would love it if someone drove over a bunch of ICE agents. It would give him cover for his very real desire to turn the US military into a domestic police force beholden only to his commands.

Not for free he had to pay $2,500. So murder costs $1,250

"If you want to get away with murder, do it with a car" has been a common transportation advocate's refrain over in NYC for like a few decades at this point.

Hit him back with your bike and get life sentence?

And now they'll pull this comment, call it premeditated, and put you away for life.

In my country the punishment for falling asleep behind the wheel is up to 5 years in prison. That is if you don't hurt anyone.

And our laws are already crazy chill for drivers.

Brown. Any follow up questions?