Look - I really am very pro-pedestrian. I really, really am. But I have to lend a slightly different perspective: This is not about a woman walking across some little street. She's crossing a MAJOR roadway. This is a divided street with a raised median. I do hope that a judge will be super lenient on her given the death of a child - but seriously - SHE is to blame. I'm sorry. Sure - they tracked the guy down and he had a few - that's a contributing factor.
Sure - the bus stop was not brilliantly master planned to be nearer to her apartment.
Sure - some streets are easy to cross, and some aren't. When you step out into traffic YOU are taking the risk. Don't try to butter me up with "she's so tired" and "she's a mom" and "she doesn't have a car" and "the bus stop is so far away". There was a post on hubski a few days ago about Americans not walking enough. It's ridiculous. We had several pedestrian deaths in Colorado last year - they rivaled the election for amount of air time. Almost all of them involved some one walking in the street, not in a crosswalk. Don't put your hands on the stove and complain about getting burned. I'm sorry. I'm a parent. I get it. It's exhausting. But DON'T make it an excuse for not obeying the law, being smart, protecting your child, and teaching your child the rules of the road.cross five lanes