Woman Motorcyclist Killed on I-10 in Katy

[sparkyphotog]

Just saw the news story on Channel 2, but can't find it on their web site. The news story said it was a hit-and-run, and that the driver ditched the SUV which they found later - probably stolen. The woman was killed instantly. The bike they showed on TV appeared to be a green sportbike, Kawasaki? I'll try to find the story on-line and link it later if I have time.

R.I.P. ††††

[aks801]

Peace be to those who will be missing her.

[Thermalser]

I saw the report on the local news this morning as well.

24 year old girl from Stafford. Bike looked to be a green Ninja 250 or 500. Police located the white Chevy Tahoe, but did not say anything about the perp.

RIP.

[poser]

my thoughts go to the family

and I hope they catch and prosecute the jack-hole that hit her!

[Texx]

How sad for the parents, family and loved ones. Prayers go out...my daugher wants to ride, but I can't make myself say yes.

[Dub]

Ride In Peace Little Sister......

[Keith]

Way too close to home. Rest in peace...

[anaconda]

May she rest in peace! I hope they get the hit-and-runner and throw the book at him/her.
ABC says she wasn't weatring a helmet http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=5621704
NBC says she did... http://www.click2houston.com/news/14019614/detail.html :shrug:

[pacman]

May she rest in peace! I hope they get the hit-and-runner and throw the book at him/her.
ABC says she wasn't weatring a helmet http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=5621704
NBC says she did... http://www.click2houston.com/news/14019614/detail.html :shrug:



Terrible news. May her loved ones find peace.


The killer will get his eventually.

[Squeaky]

She was a member of a local forum (Houston Imports). Her name was Monica.

Rest in peace young lady. :-(

http://a42.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/13/l_e65af32ab97ea97a85996466f2410301.jpg

[Texfire]

Tragic occurrence. I hope that they catch the driver of the Tahoe and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. Not that it will bring Monica back to life. Rest in Peace.

[gsxrmike]

I think it should be MURDER #1 Hit and run..... To drunk to stick around...
I am sure,,, The Vehicle was used a a weapon...........................
Mike

[Morgan Buchanan]

The two links said she WAS wearing a helmet. RIP Monica.

[pacman]

The two links said she WAS wearing a helmet. RIP Monica.

Oops. Reread them and you're right. Score one for the media.



Seeing the picture makes it really hit home. Very sad.

[Morgan Buchanan]

Don't feel bad, it seems that perhaps one of the newspapers "fixed" their story at some time. The houston forum she was on had the same issue happen where they thought 1 story said yes, one said no. Not that it helped her, unfortunately.

[scar04]

such a shame.

[Squeaky]

Seeing the picture makes it really hit home. Very sad.

Yeah - a name and a face make it more "real" somehow.

[FJRMike]

****.... Riding after 11:00 pm on any night is taking your chances due to the high percentage of drunk and impaired drivers.

[Quick-Silver]

This is so sad. Such a beautiful young girl gone as quick as switching off a light. There were far to many good fun times to be had for this gal and now her window of opportunity for having fun is closed for ever. :-(

So long, Sweet Monica.

[Hemibee]

Oops. Reread them and you're right. Score one for the media.



Seeing the picture makes it really hit home. Very sad.

The quote of the report in the other thread shows that they were reporting no helmet when it was first reported. If she was wearing a helmet then I'm glad they changed their report. It still ticks me off that they report information without even having the information, just took it upon themselves to say she wasn't wearing a helmet.

[Astroman]

R.I.P :-(

i hope they find the scambag!!!

Let's hope he/she left enough fingerprints on this car!!!:shooter:

[texfxdx]

I am so sorry to hear this, I saw over at HI a ride may be in the works. I ride with the Patriot Guard and have the 3x5 flag mount for my bike. Although the PGR doesn't attend civilian funeral's, I will. I do live in Katy, so if anybody hears anything, please post it here!

Jeff

[MCRyder]

It hits even harder when I see a photo of the person. A sad loss for the motorcycle community. Condolences to her family and friends.

[Hooptydoo]

I hadn't seen the news story but that morning at work people kept coming up to me and saying "we were so worried that it might have been you". I guess I'm the only female they know in Katy that rides a motorcycle. It is very sad, she was so young. I hope the person that took her life from her is found and made to pay. Unfortunatley, the things that come to mind as just payment are not within the law. May she rest in peace.

[Rob919]

RIP. I think Monica's the 2nd young female rider killed on I-10 within the last week.

[sarge33rd]

I hadn't seen the news story but that morning at work people kept coming up to me and saying "we were so worried that it might have been you". I guess I'm the only female they know in Katy that rides a motorcycle. It is very sad, she was so young. I hope the person that took her life from her is found and made to pay. Unfortunatley, the things that come to mind as just payment are not within the law. May she rest in peace.

"just desserts" for the one(s) responsible, would IMHO, mean being in a locked room with Monica's family for 15 minutes, after which no questions would be asked. As a a parent, I can comfortably state that I could inflict some unbelievable levels of permanent pain in 15 minutes.


To her family and friends...my sincerest condolences.

[sparkyphotog]

I can comfortably state that I could inflict some unbelievable levels of permanent pain in 15 minutes.


The torture scene from Casino Royale comes to mind. :biggun:

[scar04]

a garage full of power tools and an imagination is all you need.

[iratollah]

Interesting how many of you who are strong supporters of the 1st , 2nd and 4th amendments have little use for the 8th amendment.

[pacman]

Interesting how many of you who are strong supporters of the 1st , 2nd and 4th amendments have little use for the 8th amendment.

Whatever. :rolleyes:

[scar04]

Im not saying the arresting agency should be allowed to commit cruel and unusual punishment, it primarily is intended (at least from my view) to prevent forced confessions. but if the family gets a hold of him.... Lets just say Id understand.

[iratollah]

Whatever. :rolleyes:Hi Wayne, that was very eloquent and poignant but in truth rather vapid. Thanks for sharing with us that the BoR applies only to you, if at all. Please share with us how you'd like to rewrite it. You'll notice that I kept this reply to words with three syllables or less, so as not to further confuse.

Im not saying the arresting agency should be allowed to commit cruel and unusual punishment, it primarily is intended (at least from my view) to prevent forced confessions. Your view is myopic which leads you away from the intended meaning.

How about you guys just go ahead and start an exotic punishment thread elsewhere so that you don't hijack the gravity of this particular tragedy and further demean Monica's memory? You may then have a contest to see how creative you can get. Ought to be a lot of fun. While you're at it, please go ahead and cite what other parts of the BoR you find inconvenient.

For clarity, I do hope they find the dirtbag, lock him up and lose the key. I also believe that most hit-and-runs involve drivers with no license, no insurance, and no business being here in the first place.

[pacman]

Hi Wayne, that was very eloquent and poignant but in truth rather vapid. Thanks for sharing with us that the BoR applies only to you, if at all. Please share with us how you'd like to rewrite it. You'll notice that I kept this reply to words with three syllables or less, so as not to further confuse.

:lol2:

Fascinating how you divined all of this from my single word post. I decline your request for me to rewrite the Bill of Rights on the grounds that your request is based on false assumptions. You know what they say about assumptions...



Your view is myopic which leads you away from the intended meaning.

How about you guys just go ahead and start an exotic punishment thread elsewhere so that you don't hijack the gravity of this particular tragedy and further demean Monica's memory? You may then have a contest to see how creative you can get. Ought to be a lot of fun. While you're at it, please go ahead and cite what other parts of the BoR you find inconvenient.


A quick perusal back though the thread clearly demonstrates that the hijack into political territory was clearly done by you. You hijacked the thread, insulted the contributers, then blamed the hijack on others. Well done. :clap:

Please do not accuse me and the other contributers to this thread of demeaning the memory of a fallen rider when it is you, and you alone, who is guilty of this.


For clarity, I do hope they find the dirtbag, lock him up and lose the key. I also believe that most hit-and-runs involve drivers with no license, no insurance, and no business being here in the first place.

Strangely, you're sentiments have a hollow ring to them. As I posses limited cognitive ability (thanks for the short words, by the way), I am unable to grasp exactly why. :shrug: Can anyone else put their finger on it?

[iratollah]

A quick perusal back though the thread clearly demonstrates that the hijack into political territory was clearly done by you. This is true. I saw this degenerating into another one of those creative punishment for the BG threads one sees too often on forums. A real show of testosterone and machismo.

You hijacked the thread, insulted the contributers, then blamed the hijack on others. Please do not accuse me and the other contributers to this thread of demeaning the memory of a fallen rider when it is you, and you alone, who is guilty of this.Not true. I didn't start the thread drift. Please point out the insult in my original post, and I will retract it.

You on the other hand chose to post, for whatever motivation, that eloquent "Whatever" comment. What were you attempting to achieve with that remark? Do you need me to explain to you how your comment may be viewed as inflammatory? So who is being insulting? Far more demeaning to the memory of the fallen rider are those who start talking about power tools and the like. That was my point.

I was endeavoring to interject balance into the discussion. You appear to be interjecting noise. Which is more demeaning?

I hope that Monica's family finds her memory to be a blessing.

If you find my words ringing hollow, then it must be they are ringing within an empty recepticle.

[BexarWolf]

:popcorn: :storm: :box:

[texfxdx]

..just in case you could ever lose faith in the world....

http://www.doofclenasmc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127012

regardless of who you are or what you ride, we are one!

Jeff (axe-man! there)

[iratollah]

Didn't realize they caught the guy. That's great news.

Heard a teaser on TV news that Texas Legislature is considering harsher penalties for hit and run criminals. Didn't catch the story however, but I'm sure it didn't involve power tools.

[pacman]

The insults I was referring to followed your original post. They are as follows:


1. You'll notice that I kept this reply to words with three syllables or less, so as not to further confuse.

2. Your view is myopic which leads you away from the intended meaning.
You implied that I'm stupid and called Oscar narrow-minded. No big deal, though, we can handle it. I just don't see how you can toss out comments like that and then claim you're not being insulting. Ah, I see, you specified that your first post was not insulting, but you said nothing about the subsequent ones. Guess you got me there.

My "whatever" comment was directed at you alone. This thread existed happily before your Bill of Rights comment. It needed no balancing. If you didn't like the direction it was taking, you could have simply moved on to the next thread or found a less inflammatory manner to contribute to the discussion. The "whatever" comment wasn't in agreement or disagreement with your original comment, it was intended to express my surprise and dismay that you would drag this thread down into a political debate. The discussion of which power tools to use on the perpetrator of this tragedy is a hypothetical one that was allowing us to vent our frustrations in a non-violent manner. I, for one, would never actually use a power tool on another human. I might fantasize about it, but never carry it out.

Obviously, the written word in not serving us well in this instance.

[Morgan Buchanan]

Rather than argue over who's the smaller man, why doesn't ONE of you pony up, be the BIGGER man, and ACTUALLY TAKE THIS off of THIS thread like you've both admitted you know is right?

On another note, I read that other thread, but can't find the link that indicates that the criminal was caught. Any help?

[pacman]

It's in the link to another forum. There's a reference in the first post about someone being caught, but no news report or anything like that.

http://www.doofclenasmc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127012

In regards to the ugliness above, I've made my last post on the subject.

[Morgan Buchanan]

I keep reading the thread, and the only link I see is the one in the first post, but that story doesn't say anyone was apprehended. It says a license plate was captured. Am I blind?

[Stephen Max]

Morgan, take a look at the last sentence of the first post in that forum.

"... mowed her over in a SUV and then took off, they caught him today, but it's little consolation."

That's the only information given.

[Morgan Buchanan]

Thanks. I was looking for a link to a news citation.

[ulric]

...one of the news sites, was running updates.. I THINK it was channel 11, houston local news. Not sure, last update stated they had arrested the person driving the SUv, if I recall correctly. If I can I'll locate and post the link...

[scar04]

How about you guys just go ahead and start an exotic punishment thread elsewhere so that you don't hijack the gravity of this particular tragedy and further demean Monica's memory? You may then have a contest to see how creative you can get. Ought to be a lot of fun. While you're at it, please go ahead and cite what other parts of the BoR you find inconvenient.

You know I had a great George Carlin beheadings and wolverines on PCP and brown gravy spiel all lined up, but its not worth it. Its a simple venting of frustrations directed at people who feel they can get away with whatever crime they commit and kill/harm innocents. and by the way, freedom of SPEECH is also protected. so I can state my opinion that harsher punishments are what I feel people deserve, and you have your right to refute that. so moving along, Im glad to see that they have a suspect and have caught hm/her. Now let us see if justice can be properly.

[ulric]

http://www.beloblog.com/cgi-bin/mt/mtb.cgi/35124


Man charged in deadly hit-and-run
With the help of witnesses, Houston police have arrested and charged a man in a deadly hit-and-run wreck.

A woman riding a motorcycle was killed on the Katy Freeway early Friday morning.
The white Tahoe took off, but witnesses followed it and got the license plate number.
Houston police arrested Tony Devan Washington at his home. He's charged with intoxicated manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid.
The victim has not yet been identified.

==============================

http://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2007/aug/nr083107-3.html

Traffic Incident at 10900 Katy Fwy

August 31, 2007 - Charges are pending against a suspect arrested in a fatal traffic accident at 10900 Katy Freeway (Interstate 10 West) about 12:20 a.m. today (Aug. 31).

The suspect, Tony Devan Washington (b/m, DOB: 1/13/62), faces felony charges of intoxication manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid.

The identity of the female victim, believed to be in her 20s, is pending verification by the Harris County Medical Examiner’s office.

HPD Mobility Incident Management Division Sergeant D.S. Runyan and Officer J.J. Vera reported:

Two motorcycle riders, one male and one female, were riding separate motorcycles westbound on the Katy Freeway near Wilcrest when a 2000 white Chevrolet Tahoe changed lanes in an unsafe manner and struck the female rider. She was thrown from her 2006 Kawasaki and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Chevrolet Tahoe, suspect Washington, fled the scene, however, witnesses to the accident followed the suspect to a location on Richmond Avenue and got his license plate number. Washington was arrested several hours later at his residence in the 12300 block of Richmond without further incident. The District Attorney's office Fatality Review Team made the scene of the accident.

NJM/JFC 8/31/07

[scar04]

Wow its a good thing the witnesses had the wherewithall to get his plate #. Regardless, its a shame and a horrible waste.

[sarge33rd]

If there happens to be a DA or Def Atty around, I'd like to know why it is that DUI resulting in a fatality, doesnt result in murder charges? I've always thought it "should". (But thats just my opinion.)

[scar04]

I dont remember is Intox manslaughter is a felony 1 0r not. for it to be classified as murder, intent would have to be proven. Since this is deemed "accidental" up to this point, the intox manslaughter charge is where it stands. its kinda like accident involving injury or death is a felony 3, its been a while since I worked for a prosecutor so the memory is a little fuzzy. They classify the crime to provide a range of punishment deemed appropriate for the crime. Felony 1 or capital being the highest punishments in Texasat 5-99 or life, felony 2 is I think 5 up to 20 or so, and felony 3 is 2-10, i repeat I may be off a little on the ranges. I think this guy is gonna look at 5-99 or life. If I have made any errors, please feel free to correct them.

[Morgan Buchanan]

Yeah, you have to understand that "murder" is a legal term with certain constraints. Homicide is a sort of generic "one person killed another" term. They're not interchangeable. Something that's homicide is not necessarily "murder". Manslaughter means "unlawful killing WITHOUT malicious aforethought." Murder requires forethought. Even though you may not want to KILL the person, it can be murder. For it to be murder, if your actions are such that reasonably you know it COULD cause their death, it's still some kind of murder. Let's not get into the argument that one should know that driving one's car while intoxicated seems to fit that definition. LOL I'd like nothing better than harsher sentences for DUI in general, and the more serious the consequence, the more serious the penalty. But it's not "murder."

[sarge33rd]

For it to be murder, if your actions are such that reasonably you know it COULD cause their death, it's still some kind of murder.


right.

[STScott]

§ 49.08. INTOXICATION MANSLAUGHTER. (a) A person commits
an offense if the person:
(1) operates a motor vehicle in a public place,
operates an aircraft, a watercraft, or an amusement ride, or
assembles a mobile amusement ride; and
(2) is intoxicated and by reason of that intoxication
causes the death of another by accident or mistake.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second
degree.

§ 12.33. SECOND DEGREE FELONY PUNISHMENT. (a) An
individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the second degree shall be
punished by imprisonment in the institutional division for any term
of not more than 20 years or less than 2 years.
(b) In addition to imprisonment, an individual adjudged
guilty of a felony of the second degree may be punished by a fine not
to exceed $10,000.


No....no 5-99 for this fella. 2-20 is the punishment range for a 2nd Degree felony.

Which is better than it used to be.....when Officer Glen Homs was killed by a drunk driver 14 years ago, that scumbag was maxed out for a measley 10 years.....and the only reason the jerkoff did the full 10 was due to a petition delivered each and every year by the many friends of Glen protesting the possibility of the scum getting out of prison early.

[scar04]

Okay so it is a felony 2. thanks for the correction

[M38A1]

This will explain the differences...
~m



PENAL CODE

TITLE 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

CHAPTER 19. CRIMINAL HOMICIDE


§ 19.01. TYPES OF CRIMINAL HOMICIDE. (a) A person
commits criminal homicide if he intentionally, knowingly,
recklessly, or with criminal negligence causes the death of an
individual.
(b) Criminal homicide is murder, capital murder,
manslaughter, or criminally negligent homicide.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1123, ch. 426, art. 2, § 1,
eff. Jan. 1, 1974; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff.
Sept. 1, 1994.


§ 19.02. MURDER. (a) In this section:
(1) "Adequate cause" means cause that would commonly
produce a degree of anger, rage, resentment, or terror in a person
of ordinary temper, sufficient to render the mind incapable of cool
reflection.
(2) "Sudden passion" means passion directly caused by
and arising out of provocation by the individual killed or another
acting with the person killed which passion arises at the time of
the offense and is not solely the result of former provocation.
(b) A person commits an offense if he:
(1) intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an
individual;
(2) intends to cause serious bodily injury and commits
an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an
individual; or
(3) commits or attempts to commit a felony, other than
manslaughter, and in the course of and in furtherance of the
commission or attempt, or in immediate flight from the commission
or attempt, he commits or attempts to commit an act clearly
dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under
this section is a felony of the first degree.
(d) At the punishment stage of a trial, the defendant may
raise the issue as to whether he caused the death under the
immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate
cause. If the defendant proves the issue in the affirmative by a
preponderance of the evidence, the offense is a felony of the second
degree.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1123, ch. 426, art. 2, § 1,
eff. Jan. 1, 1974; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff.
Sept. 1, 1994.


§ 19.03. CAPITAL MURDER. (a) A person commits an offense
if the person commits murder as defined under Section 19.02(b)(1)
and:
(1) the person murders a peace officer or fireman who
is acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty and who the
person knows is a peace officer or fireman;
(2) the person intentionally commits the murder in the
course of committing or attempting to commit kidnapping, burglary,
robbery, aggravated sexual assault, arson, obstruction or
retaliation, or terroristic threat under Section 22.07(a)(1), (3),
(4), (5), or (6);
(3) the person commits the murder for remuneration or
the promise of remuneration or employs another to commit the murder
for remuneration or the promise of remuneration;
(4) the person commits the murder while escaping or
attempting to escape from a penal institution;
(5) the person, while incarcerated in a penal
institution, murders another:
(A) who is employed in the operation of the penal
institution; or
(B) with the intent to establish, maintain, or
participate in a combination or in the profits of a combination;
(6) the person:
(A) while incarcerated for an offense under this
section or Section 19.02, murders another; or
(B) while serving a sentence of life imprisonment
or a term of 99 years for an offense under Section 20.04, 22.021, or
29.03, murders another;
(7) the person murders more than one person:
(A) during the same criminal transaction; or
(B) during different criminal transactions but
the murders are committed pursuant to the same scheme or course of
conduct;
(8) the person murders an individual under six years
of age; or
(9) the person murders another person in retaliation
for or on account of the service or status of the other person as a
judge or justice of the supreme court, the court of criminal
appeals, a court of appeals, a district court, a criminal district
court, a constitutional county court, a statutory county court, a
justice court, or a municipal court.
(b) An offense under this section is a capital felony.
(c) If the jury or, when authorized by law, the judge does
not find beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of
an offense under this section, he may be convicted of murder or of
any other lesser included offense.

Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1123, ch. 426, art. 2, § 1, eff.
Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5317, ch. 977,
§ 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 44, § 1,
eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 652, § 13, eff.
Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 715, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1993; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 887, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2005,
79th Leg., ch. 428, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.


§ 19.04. MANSLAUGHTER. (a) A person commits an offense
if he recklessly causes the death of an individual.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second
degree.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 19.04 by Acts 1973, 63rd
Leg., p. 1123, ch. 426, art. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended
by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 307, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 19.05 and amended by Acts
1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.


§ 19.05. CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE. (a) A person
commits an offense if he causes the death of an individual by
criminal negligence.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 19.06 by Acts 1973, 63rd
Leg., p. 1123, ch. 426, art. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 19.07 and amended by Acts
1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.


§ 19.06. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CONDUCT. This chapter
does not apply to the death of an unborn child if the conduct
charged is:
(1) conduct committed by the mother of the unborn
child;
(2) a lawful medical procedure performed by a
physician or other licensed health care provider with the requisite
consent, if the death of the unborn child was the intended result of
the procedure;
(3) a lawful medical procedure performed by a
physician or other licensed health care provider with the requisite
consent as part of an assisted reproduction as defined by Section
160.102, Family Code; or
(4) the dispensation of a drug in accordance with law
or administration of a drug prescribed in accordance with law.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 822, § 2.02, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.

[dukey33]

glad to see they were able to apprehend the suspect. props to the witness that followed and helped police catch the pig.
Hopefully this will help bring closure for the survivors.

Dave

[Hooptydoo]

Fox news story and video.
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=4239226&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.1.1

[Texfire]

I'm glad to hear that failure to render aid has been changed to a felony. Not that I think it will make that many more people stop, but it offends me to see someone working the system to get a lighter sentence.