The Value of a Life

Unbelievable!

A 45-year-old woman, who drove while high on marijuana - hit and killed a bicyclist.

* The bicyclist smashed into her windshield and bumper.
* She failed to stop and deliver aid to the person she ran over.
* She left the scene of the crime.
* She failed to contact police or emergency officials.
* Her husband waited two hours before contacting police to tell them "she may have run over something."

Her punishment - several years in prison? Nope.

Four years probation. No time in prison. Absolutely ridiculous!

The lame excuse provided by negligent Assistant District Attorney Karie Cattanach was that "to be able to prosecute that beyond a reasonable doubt would have been difficult."

I guess the Assistant DA didn't possess the legal skills to prove that: the bicyclist was killed by the driver, the bicyclist smashed into the windshield, the driver's positive drug test, the perpetrator leaving the scene, failure to render aid or call police.

So feel free to drive around impaired killing people and leaving them to die - the worst you'll receive is probation - because apparently our DAs are so inept they can't prove a simple case of impaired hit, kill and run.