It's the stuff of nightmares for someone to have just like a 1/2 second of timd lead to this kind of thing.
Iowa City Pedestrian hit by car
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It's the stuff of nightmares for someone to have just like a 1/2 second of timd lead to this kind of thing.
Super weak punishment, I’m about the same age as Jack so I get what it’s like to be a new driver, but he think he should face a more severe punishment
No. I don't want to sound cold blooded but the more liability coverage you have, the more they will sue for. How do you put a value on a life? Fortunately, my family has not been involved in this type of situation and hopefully, never will be.
Because you need to do an investigation and unfortunately probably only have half of the story at best?
Well, that's Iowa law.
It's almost completely ok from a criminal law perspective to kill someone with a car, as long as you're sober. If you're drunk when you do it, you'll go to prison (as you should).
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pretty weak accountability from the criminal side. On the civil side this should award the victims family a sizable amount, I'd say easy 7 figures, to help with their process. Hopefully good comes from the civil award.
Sometimes these investigations take time. This seems to have taken a lot longer than I would expect, but maybe there were factors I'm not aware of.
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The investigation in these cases generally goes quickly. Since the accident was in the late afternoon, there likely were other witnesses to the accident. While on the scene, they would be able to determine where the pedestrian was hit and approximate the speed of the car at impact.
I agree. It's weak as hell. But he isn't getting special treatment.
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around the law no. Can the same be said from the time of the accident till the news today?
idk. If you're following the rules of the road and aren't being negligent and someone walks out in front of you and you kill them, how much criminal punishment are you really deserving of? It's very unfortunate but assuming you're sober, not driving distracted, following rules of the road is jail time really a fitting criminal punishment?
Let's not try to protect insurance companies in this thread. They have enough going for them already (especially in this state).
Legally do you think he got special treatment with it being out of the news this long?
(Not a smart-ass question)
Yes and no. Insurance companies (and lawyers) will absolutely put a value on a life based on age and expected earnings. You don’t want to be over-insured, but you also want to have enough to shield your other assets. Consult a trusted professional (with E&O).
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Actuarily? They pay out once and move on.
This is going to sound awful but the insurance company would rather someone be deceased vs severely injured. One time payout and move on vs paying for care for the rest of the person's life.
The liability coverage is protecting your personal assets so no way would I want to be under insured just to get sued for less. There is already a history of payouts that are going to be used as a baseline for settlement. Last thing I want is the insurance company to be maxed out so next they come after me personally.
I'm assuming that is the case since the punishment is pretty light. More a question in general regardless of this specific situation.
