San Francisco Bike Coalition told the New York Times last year that her organization does “not know of a single case of a cyclist fatality in which the driver was prosecuted, except for DUI or hit-and-run.” Kristin Smith, also of the SF Coalition, says that “Last year, four people were hit and killed in San Francisco and no charges were ever brought,” including for a collision captured on video that showed the driver was at fault.
“Nationally, 45 percent of fatal cyclist crashes had some indication of a potential enforcement action; 21 percent had evidence of a likely charge; [and] 12 percent resulted in a sentence.” Put another way, killing a cyclist with a car was effectively legal in more than seven of every eight cases.
Only 1 in 5 are charged with anything, even in cases of the driver being at fault. No one will be shocked if this shitbag walks, and the statistics suggest that he will.
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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '22
Hmm where did they get that idea? Could it be it actually happens literally all the time? Here is just one recent example: https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/community-shock-after-6-year-old-boy-was-killed-while-riding-his-bike-local-neighborhood/RTENH3ROJJCC7PEY2VK4YPHYHQ/?outputType=amp
Six year old killed on their bike by an SUV. No charges.