NJ: Driver had suspended license when killed bicyclist

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by merckxman

This is another incident in NJ, https://www.nj.com/salem/2024/10/nj-...ds-guilty.html

".....(driver) admitted consuming five or six shots of vodka and whiskey and smoking an unknown amount of marijuana about 30 minutes before driving, according to prosecutors..."

"His attorney previously told a judge that Brown Palmer’s behavior in the crash was an “aberrant occurrence”

"Under a plea agreement, he admitted last week to a second-degree death by auto charge, according to court documents. The other charges will be dismissed as part of the proposed deal.....The prosecutor’s office will recommend a seven-year prison term, with a requirement that he serve 85% of that time before he’s eligible for parole, when Brown Palmer is sentenced Dec. 3."

Man, that sure sounds weak to me. Get completely hammered, hop in the car and kill someone. Plea deal for 7 years with eligibility for early release. good grief.

It's my experience too that driving under the influence of weed is not taken seriously at all here in NJ. I'll often be rolling through parks or past open window cars where the occupants are clearly smoking, and no one seems to care anymore.