A driver who plowed through a group of cyclists in Arizona, killing 2 and injuring 11, faces a one year prison sentence. His driver’s license will also be suspended for six months.

DwZ@lemmy.world · edit-2 2 days ago

ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 22 hours ago

I would be extremely surprised if anything happened to him. It’s not a movie.

ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world · 21 hours ago

At the very least there are 13 big civil suits coming his way.

ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 20 hours ago

Those still have to go through jury? What happens if he cannot afford a lawyer?

PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 19 hours ago

Then he will have one appointed for him. It’s kinda the reason that public defenders exist.

ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 18 hours ago

But that is for criminal cases as far as I know. You will not get a public defender for civil case as far as I know.

PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 hours ago

Apparently so! Today I learned something new! Driver’ll prolly get shafted with court costs, tho…