Woman Hits/Kills Child Cyclist and Sues His Family (1 Viewer)

[GroveDiesel]

And as for "she was speeding" - the conversion of speeds works out to "she was going 55 in a 50." So, yes, she was about 6.2 mph over the speed limit, estimated, and they were riding three people across in dark clothing without lights on a road with a 50 mph speed limit at 1:30 in the morning.

That all seems like a defense against their lawsuit rather than a reason to sue the dead kid for $1M.

Suing a desperate and grieving family out of spite seems like a pretty crappy thing to do.

 

[Henry Ford]

What a pathetic human being. The entire town should turn on her.

She was driving - by all evidence 100% sober, not texting, on a roadway at 1:30 a.m. and three teenagers were bicycling three across on the road, illegally, didn't have the proper illuminating or reflective equipment, and couldn't be seen. What's she supposed to do, just fork over the million dollars they're suing her for?

What 'evidence' says she was 100% sober? He police officer husband rushed her home before that could be determined.

There was a roadside sobriety test according to the police report, which registered zero alcohol in her system. Where are you getting the "whisked her home" story from? The lawsuit that was filed by the family?

 

[Henry Ford]

And as for "she was speeding" - the conversion of speeds works out to "she was going 55 in a 50." So, yes, she was about 6.2 mph over the speed limit, estimated, and they were riding three people across in dark clothing without lights on a road with a 50 mph speed limit at 1:30 in the morning.

That all seems like a defense against their lawsuit rather than a reason to sue the dead kid for $1M.

Suing a desperate and grieving family out of spite seems like a pretty crappy thing to do.

If she's found 50% at fault and she hasn't sued them, she's on the hook for about a half million dollars. If she's found 50% at fault and they're found 50% at fault, and she also has claims against them, she's not.

 

[BeaverCleaver]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

This was from the comments section of that website.

"Here's what they left out. According to many media sources the husband of the killer is a cop who was on the investigation team. He prevented her from being tested for alcohol and methamphetamine drugs. He packed his wife up in the car and drove her away from the scene without any questions. The woman is a known meth, alcohol, and prescription drug abuser. I would like to see a newspaper investigator confirm this and do an in depth report."

 

[Galileo]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

 

[Henry Ford]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

This was from the comments section of that website.

"Here's what they left out. According to many media sources the husband of the killer is a cop who was on the investigation team. He prevented her from being tested for alcohol and methamphetamine drugs. He packed his wife up in the car and drove her away from the scene without any questions. The woman is a known meth, alcohol, and prescription drug abuser. I would like to see a newspaper investigator confirm this and do an in depth report."

Yes, those sorts of comments, which she believes are being left by or motivated by the family, are why she's suing them.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Actually the woman does have a very strong point/case.

Fishing?

Of course. But did you really expect any other kind of reaction than what you've seen so far? Not much to discuss here. Just a lot of outrage.

New Thread: Dog Crap Tastes Terrible. Right?

No... But a woman like this needs to be shamed. Things like this need to be spread around so that eventually she can't leave her house out of fear.

I must have missed the memo where you were named Grand Poobah of Right and Wrong (not fishing now)

 

[TheIronSheik]

Actually the woman does have a very strong point/case.

Fishing?

Of course. But did you really expect any other kind of reaction than what you've seen so far? Not much to discuss here. Just a lot of outrage.

New Thread: Dog Crap Tastes Terrible. Right?

No... But a woman like this needs to be shamed. Things like this need to be spread around so that eventually she can't leave her house out of fear.

I must have missed the memo where you were named Grand Poobah of Right and Wrong (not fishing now)

Wait. Isn't that election next year? I haven't even started campaigning yet.

 

[Apes with Guns]

(S)He who strikes the first blow admits (S)he's lost the argument.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Actually the woman does have a very strong point/case.

Fishing?

Of course. But did you really expect any other kind of reaction than what you've seen so far? Not much to discuss here. Just a lot of outrage.

New Thread: Dog Crap Tastes Terrible. Right?

No... But a woman like this needs to be shamed. Things like this need to be spread around so that eventually she can't leave her house out of fear.

I must have missed the memo where you were named Grand Poobah of Right and Wrong (not fishing now)

Well then, you need to pay better attention.

 

[Henry Ford]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not.

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

 

[BeaverCleaver]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

From another source

In an online petition seeking “Justice for Brandon Majewski“, several poignant questions are asked, which have yet to be answered by the Simon’s. Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer who was part of the team investigating the accident, was driving in a car behind his wife that night. Both failed to call an ambulance for the boys, which is an unexpected reaction from an officer. Suspicions were further aroused by the fact that no breathalyzer test was administered at the scene, which the Simon’s hastily left.

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/woman-sues-family-boy-killed-1-2-million/#axzz30JRXB3eZ

 

[Henry Ford]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

From another source

In an online petition seeking “Justice for Brandon Majewski“, several poignant questions are asked, which have yet to be answered by the Simon’s. Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer who was part of the team investigating the accident, was driving in a car behind his wife that night. Both failed to call an ambulance for the boys, which is an unexpected reaction from an officer. Suspicions were further aroused by the fact that no breathalyzer test was administered at the scene, which the Simon’s hastily left.

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/woman-sues-family-boy-killed-1-2-million/#axzz30JRXB3eZ

I can always tell an unbiased and well-informed news source by the "journalist" saying that a lawyer tried to "whitewash" his client's "depravity" by "throwing out the PTSD card."

 

[TheIronSheik]

As Mr. Majewski put it, “They’re kids; they’re allowed to make a mistake.”

Glad you feel that way. But your son is dead because of the mistakes he made.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

From another source

In an online petition seeking “Justice for Brandon Majewski“, several poignant questions are asked, which have yet to be answered by the Simon’s. Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer who was part of the team investigating the accident, was driving in a car behind his wife that night. Both failed to call an ambulance for the boys, which is an unexpected reaction from an officer. Suspicions were further aroused by the fact that no breathalyzer test was administered at the scene, which the Simon’s hastily left.

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/woman-sues-family-boy-killed-1-2-million/#axzz30JRXB3eZ

I can always tell an unbiased and well-informed news source by the "journalist" saying that a lawyer tried to "whitewash" his client's "depravity" by "throwing out the PTSD card."

I've read similar accounts from multiple sources though.

 

[bigbottom]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not.

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

Interesting article. It states that not only is the female driver suing the dead boy's estate and his family, but the woman's husband and three children are suing as well.

 

[Henry Ford]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

From another source

In an online petition seeking “Justice for Brandon Majewski“, several poignant questions are asked, which have yet to be answered by the Simon’s. Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer who was part of the team investigating the accident, was driving in a car behind his wife that night. Both failed to call an ambulance for the boys, which is an unexpected reaction from an officer. Suspicions were further aroused by the fact that no breathalyzer test was administered at the scene, which the Simon’s hastily left.

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/woman-sues-family-boy-killed-1-2-million/#axzz30JRXB3eZ

I can always tell an unbiased and well-informed news source by the "journalist" saying that a lawyer tried to "whitewash" his client's "depravity" by "throwing out the PTSD card."

I've read similar accounts from multiple sources though.

Are any of them actually in Canada, by any chance? Or otherwise actually reputable news organizations?

 

[BeaverCleaver]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

From another source

In an online petition seeking “Justice for Brandon Majewski“, several poignant questions are asked, which have yet to be answered by the Simon’s. Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer who was part of the team investigating the accident, was driving in a car behind his wife that night. Both failed to call an ambulance for the boys, which is an unexpected reaction from an officer. Suspicions were further aroused by the fact that no breathalyzer test was administered at the scene, which the Simon’s hastily left.

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/woman-sues-family-boy-killed-1-2-million/#axzz30JRXB3eZ

I can always tell an unbiased and well-informed news source by the "journalist" saying that a lawyer tried to "whitewash" his client's "depravity" by "throwing out the PTSD card."

And the fact they didn't call an ambulance doesn't cause you any concern that maybe the husband and wife are hiding something? Sorry but not calling an ambulance is disgusting.

 

[Henry Ford]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not.

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

Interesting article. It states that not only is the female driver suing the dead boy's estate and his family, but the woman's husband and three children are suing as well.

The families are also suing the woman's husband.

 

[Galileo]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not.

Thus the problem...everyone is reacting to hearsay and speculation. I read one news article that said the cop husband was part of the investigation team...I find that ridiculously hard to believe. It is impossible to draw meaningful conclusions without proper information. Seems to me this is an attempt at a cover your ### counter suit.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

From another source

In an online petition seeking “Justice for Brandon Majewski“, several poignant questions are asked, which have yet to be answered by the Simon’s. Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer who was part of the team investigating the accident, was driving in a car behind his wife that night. Both failed to call an ambulance for the boys, which is an unexpected reaction from an officer. Suspicions were further aroused by the fact that no breathalyzer test was administered at the scene, which the Simon’s hastily left.

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/woman-sues-family-boy-killed-1-2-million/#axzz30JRXB3eZ

I can always tell an unbiased and well-informed news source by the "journalist" saying that a lawyer tried to "whitewash" his client's "depravity" by "throwing out the PTSD card."

I've read similar accounts from multiple sources though.

Are any of them actually in Canada, by any chance? Or otherwise actually reputable news organizations?

I read them on Officer Pete Malloy's blog... Limp Ditka also had some overwhelming arguments in the comments section.

 

[BeaverCleaver]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

Interesting article. It states that not only is the female driver suing the dead boy's estate and his family, but the woman's husband and three children are suing as well.

She’s also suing the County of Simcoe for failing to maintain the road.

 

[Dr Oadi]

One would hope she winds up dead with her head detached from her body ........

Good to know I'm not the only depraved soul in the world.

 

[Henry Ford]

And the fact they didn't call an ambulance doesn't cause you any concern that maybe the husband and wife are hiding something? Sorry but not calling an ambulance is disgusting.

According to whom?

 

[bigbottom]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

From another source

In an online petition seeking “Justice for Brandon Majewski“, several poignant questions are asked, which have yet to be answered by the Simon’s. Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer who was part of the team investigating the accident, was driving in a car behind his wife that night. Both failed to call an ambulance for the boys, which is an unexpected reaction from an officer. Suspicions were further aroused by the fact that no breathalyzer test was administered at the scene, which the Simon’s hastily left.

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/woman-sues-family-boy-killed-1-2-million/#axzz30JRXB3eZ

I can always tell an unbiased and well-informed news source by the "journalist" saying that a lawyer tried to "whitewash" his client's "depravity" by "throwing out the PTSD card."

I've read similar accounts from multiple sources though.

Are any of them actually in Canada, by any chance? Or otherwise actually reputable news organizations?

Interesting article from the Toronto Sun quoting a witness that was present that night.

INNISFIL - A woman who held Brandon Majewski’s hand in his last dying seconds after he was struck and killed by an SUV says she will never forget that night.

“It’s not a memory I will ever forget,” said Melanie Lachance, 36, a school teacher who works in Vaughan.

Brandon, 17, and his two friends were out riding their bikes on the dark stretch of Innisfil Beach Rd. after 1 a.m Oct. 28, 2012. Brandon’s friend was seriously injured while another sustained only scratches. Police say they were riding side-by-side on the road.

Lachance remembers pulling over and seeing the red glint of bicycle reflectors from the busted bicycles in the ditch. She spotted one boy moaning in the ditch and her husband rushed to him. Another boy was panicked but unharmed, she said.

Then she spotted Brandon, laying in the middle of the road.

“He was right in the line of oncoming traffic … I held his hand, but there was nothing I could do,” Lachance said. “He took some gasping breaths. It hits you even harder later on.”

She says she recalls the driver’s “husband” suddenly appeared frantic at the side of the road and asked her their location so he could call police. She told him and he walked back to his wife’s vehicle.

“Then he was gone,” Lachance said. “I never saw him again.”

Alone, she attempted CPR but someone else with more expertise arrived and took over.

One thing continues to trouble her, she said, is why she and other witnesses were forced to remain at the scene for hours, until 5:30 a.m., as police conducted their investigation, while the driver of the vehicle and her husband were allowed to go home.

“That never sat right with us,” Lachance said. “It was very troubling … we always wondered why.”

The lawyer representing Brandon’s family who is now being sued by the driver is also looking for answers.

“Some things about the case aren’t making sense right now,” says Barrie lawyer Brian Cameron. “We are looking for answers so this family can find some peace.”

Brandon’s family remains confounded over why the woman who struck and killed him believes she is the one who should be financially compensated for killing their son.

Brandon’s estate, and his two friends, are all being sued by the driver, Sharlene Simon, formerly of Innisfil, for $1.35 million for emotional trauma she says she has suffered.

Even more confusing Cameron said, is the fact that the woman’s husband, Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer, is also suing for $100,000 for damages and expenses incurred because of his wife’s suffering.

According to the police report and court documents, Jules Simon was following his wife in another vehicle the night of tragedy. But Cameron doesn’t know why he was following her, or where they were coming from.

“These are questions I’m hoping I can find answers to,” Cameron said.

The police report also states alcohol is not suspected and that Simon admitted to driving at 90 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. No charges were ever laid.

“The point is this family is suffering and no amount of money can bring Brandon back,” Cameron said. “But shedding some light on these questions will help bring closure for this family.”

 

[Henry Ford]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not.

Thus the problem...everyone is reacting to hearsay and speculation. I read one news article that said the cop husband was part of the investigation team...I find that ridiculously hard to believe. It is impossible to draw meaningful conclusions without proper information.Seems to me this is an attempt at a cover your ### counter suit.

Yeah. Me too.

 

[bigbottom]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not.

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

Interesting article. It states that not only is the female driver suing the dead boy's estate and his family, but the woman's husband and three children are suing as well.

The families are also suing the woman's husband.

Your argument with respect to the husband appears to be that it's appropriate not because it's a valid or legitimate claim, but because it's a tactical legal maneuver. However strategic, I imagine some people find that distasteful.

 

[Henry Ford]

Her husband was following her and was allowed to take her home with no tests being administered. Any one of us doesn't get that privilege. She is absolute scum to sue the family who lost a child to her for her "distress". Like FC I might just hunt her down and take my chances with a jury full of parents.

Not according to the police report, which states that she was given a roadside test and registered "zero alcohol content in her blood system."

Where is the police report available for reading?

It's not. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/04/24/christie-blatchford-family-of-teen-fatally-struck-by-suv-sued-by-motorist-for-her-pain-and-suffering/

This is the link from the Canadian news agency that originally reported this story, which is when all the bloggers picked it up.

ctrl-f "zero alcohol." This site requires licensing to copy and paste. She wasn't required to take a breathalyzer, but out of an abundance of caution a roadside test was given anyway.

From another source

In an online petition seeking “Justice for Brandon Majewski“, several poignant questions are asked, which have yet to be answered by the Simon’s. Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer who was part of the team investigating the accident, was driving in a car behind his wife that night. Both failed to call an ambulance for the boys, which is an unexpected reaction from an officer. Suspicions were further aroused by the fact that no breathalyzer test was administered at the scene, which the Simon’s hastily left.

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/woman-sues-family-boy-killed-1-2-million/#axzz30JRXB3eZ

I can always tell an unbiased and well-informed news source by the "journalist" saying that a lawyer tried to "whitewash" his client's "depravity" by "throwing out the PTSD card."

I've read similar accounts from multiple sources though.

Are any of them actually in Canada, by any chance? Or otherwise actually reputable news organizations?

Interesting article from the Toronto Sun quoting a witness that was present that night.

INNISFIL - A woman who held Brandon Majewski’s hand in his last dying seconds after he was struck and killed by an SUV says she will never forget that night.

“It’s not a memory I will ever forget,” said Melanie Lachance, 36, a school teacher who works in Vaughan.

Brandon, 17, and his two friends were out riding their bikes on the dark stretch of Innisfil Beach Rd. after 1 a.m Oct. 28, 2012. Brandon’s friend was seriously injured while another sustained only scratches. Police say they were riding side-by-side on the road.

Lachance remembers pulling over and seeing the red glint of bicycle reflectors from the busted bicycles in the ditch. She spotted one boy moaning in the ditch and her husband rushed to him. Another boy was panicked but unharmed, she said.

Then she spotted Brandon, laying in the middle of the road.

“He was right in the line of oncoming traffic … I held his hand, but there was nothing I could do,” Lachance said. “He took some gasping breaths. It hits you even harder later on.”

She says she recalls the driver’s “husband” suddenly appeared frantic at the side of the road and asked her their location so he could call police. She told him and he walked back to his wife’s vehicle.

“Then he was gone,” Lachance said. “I never saw him again.”

Alone, she attempted CPR but someone else with more expertise arrived and took over.

One thing continues to trouble her, she said, is why she and other witnesses were forced to remain at the scene for hours, until 5:30 a.m., as police conducted their investigation, while the driver of the vehicle and her husband were allowed to go home.

“That never sat right with us,” Lachance said. “It was very troubling … we always wondered why.”

The lawyer representing Brandon’s family who is now being sued by the driver is also looking for answers.

“Some things about the case aren’t making sense right now,” says Barrie lawyer Brian Cameron. “We are looking for answers so this family can find some peace.”

Brandon’s family remains confounded over why the woman who struck and killed him believes she is the one who should be financially compensated for killing their son.

Brandon’s estate, and his two friends, are all being sued by the driver, Sharlene Simon, formerly of Innisfil, for $1.35 million for emotional trauma she says she has suffered.

Even more confusing Cameron said, is the fact that the woman’s husband, Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer, is also suing for $100,000 for damages and expenses incurred because of his wife’s suffering.

According to the police report and court documents, Jules Simon was following his wife in another vehicle the night of tragedy. But Cameron doesn’t know why he was following her, or where they were coming from.

“These are questions I’m hoping I can find answers to,” Cameron said.

The police report also states alcohol is not suspected and that Simon admitted to driving at 90 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. No charges were ever laid.

“The point is this family is suffering and no amount of money can bring Brandon back,” Cameron said. “But shedding some light on these questions will help bring closure for this family.”

It is. I've read it. It seems significantly more fact-based. I certainly understand her concern with the driver being allowed to go home. But again - does she know they went home? Rather than to a hospital? Or the police station?

 

[BeaverCleaver]

And the fact they didn't call an ambulance doesn't cause you any concern that maybe the husband and wife are hiding something? Sorry but not calling an ambulance is disgusting.

According to whom?

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/woman-sues-family-boy-killed-1-2-million/#axzz30JRXB3eZ

 

[Henry Ford]

Your argument with respect to the husband appears to be that it's appropriate not because it's a valid or legitimate claim, but because it's a tactical legal maneuver. However strategic, I imagine some people find that distasteful.

That's not my argument. My argument is, these are legitimate injuries she may well have never sued on because there were a lot of people affected and hurt by this incident, but once they sued her, she is entitled to - and should - enforce her rights so that the Court recognizes that everyone was hurt in this tragedy.

 

[SacramentoBob]

Have you guys identified and lynched this woman yet?

 

[Henry Ford]

And the fact they didn't call an ambulance doesn't cause you any concern that maybe the husband and wife are hiding something? Sorry but not calling an ambulance is disgusting.

According to whom?

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/woman-sues-family-boy-killed-1-2-million/#axzz30JRXB3eZ

So - the "source" is an online petition? That's some good journalism, there.

 

[BeaverCleaver]

What a pathetic human being. The entire town should turn on her.

She was driving - by all evidence 100% sober, not texting, on a roadway at 1:30 a.m. and three teenagers were bicycling three across on the road, illegally, didn't have the proper illuminating or reflective equipment, and couldn't be seen. What's she supposed to do, just fork over the million dollars they're suing her for?

What 'evidence' says she was 100% sober? He police officer husband rushed her home before that could be determined.

There was a roadside sobriety test according to the police report, which registered zero alcohol in her system. Where are you getting the "whisked her home" story from? The lawsuit that was filed by the family?

There was a witness there that said the husband took the wife home soon after the accident.

 

[Henry Ford]

What a pathetic human being. The entire town should turn on her.

She was driving - by all evidence 100% sober, not texting, on a roadway at 1:30 a.m. and three teenagers were bicycling three across on the road, illegally, didn't have the proper illuminating or reflective equipment, and couldn't be seen. What's she supposed to do, just fork over the million dollars they're suing her for?

What 'evidence' says she was 100% sober? He police officer husband rushed her home before that could be determined.

There was a roadside sobriety test according to the police report, which registered zero alcohol in her system. Where are you getting the "whisked her home" story from? The lawsuit that was filed by the family?

There was a witness there that said the husband took the wife home soon after the accident.

Did she follow them home?

 

[bigbottom]

Are any of them actually in Canada, by any chance? Or otherwise actually reputable news organizations?

Interesting article from the Toronto Sun quoting a witness that was present that night.

INNISFIL - A woman who held Brandon Majewski’s hand in his last dying seconds after he was struck and killed by an SUV says she will never forget that night.

“It’s not a memory I will ever forget,” said Melanie Lachance, 36, a school teacher who works in Vaughan.

Brandon, 17, and his two friends were out riding their bikes on the dark stretch of Innisfil Beach Rd. after 1 a.m Oct. 28, 2012. Brandon’s friend was seriously injured while another sustained only scratches. Police say they were riding side-by-side on the road.

Lachance remembers pulling over and seeing the red glint of bicycle reflectors from the busted bicycles in the ditch. She spotted one boy moaning in the ditch and her husband rushed to him. Another boy was panicked but unharmed, she said.

Then she spotted Brandon, laying in the middle of the road.

“He was right in the line of oncoming traffic … I held his hand, but there was nothing I could do,” Lachance said. “He took some gasping breaths. It hits you even harder later on.”

She says she recalls the driver’s “husband” suddenly appeared frantic at the side of the road and asked her their location so he could call police. She told him and he walked back to his wife’s vehicle.

“Then he was gone,” Lachance said. “I never saw him again.”

Alone, she attempted CPR but someone else with more expertise arrived and took over.

One thing continues to trouble her, she said, is why she and other witnesses were forced to remain at the scene for hours, until 5:30 a.m., as police conducted their investigation, while the driver of the vehicle and her husband were allowed to go home.

“That never sat right with us,” Lachance said. “It was very troubling … we always wondered why.”

The lawyer representing Brandon’s family who is now being sued by the driver is also looking for answers.

“Some things about the case aren’t making sense right now,” says Barrie lawyer Brian Cameron. “We are looking for answers so this family can find some peace.”

Brandon’s family remains confounded over why the woman who struck and killed him believes she is the one who should be financially compensated for killing their son.

Brandon’s estate, and his two friends, are all being sued by the driver, Sharlene Simon, formerly of Innisfil, for $1.35 million for emotional trauma she says she has suffered.

Even more confusing Cameron said, is the fact that the woman’s husband, Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer, is also suing for $100,000 for damages and expenses incurred because of his wife’s suffering.

According to the police report and court documents, Jules Simon was following his wife in another vehicle the night of tragedy. But Cameron doesn’t know why he was following her, or where they were coming from.

“These are questions I’m hoping I can find answers to,” Cameron said.

The police report also states alcohol is not suspected and that Simon admitted to driving at 90 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. No charges were ever laid.

“The point is this family is suffering and no amount of money can bring Brandon back,” Cameron said. “But shedding some light on these questions will help bring closure for this family.”

It is. I've read it. It seems significantly more fact-based. I certainly understand her concern with the driver being allowed to go home. But again - does she know they went home? Rather than to a hospital? Or the police station?

She says they went home. Until other information contradicts that statement, it makes sense to presume that she had a basis for stating that they were allowed to go home.

 

[BeaverCleaver]

And the fact they didn't call an ambulance doesn't cause you any concern that maybe the husband and wife are hiding something? Sorry but not calling an ambulance is disgusting.

According to whom?

http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/woman-sues-family-boy-killed-1-2-million/#axzz30JRXB3eZ

So - the "source" is an online petition? That's some good journalism, there.

That is not how the article read. It said the petition had questions then the article mentions things like the husband was driving behind her and that they didn't call an ambulance. Phone records will show that if it gets to trial.

 

[SWC]

brohans just say a prayer for the kid because he and his family is the only one worth giving a damn about in this story as far as i can tell take that to the bank brohans

 

[bigbottom]

Your argument with respect to the husband appears to be that it's appropriate not because it's a valid or legitimate claim, but because it's a tactical legal maneuver. However strategic, I imagine some people find that distasteful.

That's not my argument. My argument is, these are legitimate injuries she may well have never sued on because there were a lot of people affected and hurt by this incident, but once they sued her, she is entitled to - and should - enforce her rights so that the Court recognizes that everyone was hurt in this tragedy.

Why are you talking about the wife? Our exchange was about the husband suing the dead kid's estate for $100,000.

 

[BeaverCleaver]

What a pathetic human being. The entire town should turn on her.

She was driving - by all evidence 100% sober, not texting, on a roadway at 1:30 a.m. and three teenagers were bicycling three across on the road, illegally, didn't have the proper illuminating or reflective equipment, and couldn't be seen. What's she supposed to do, just fork over the million dollars they're suing her for?

What 'evidence' says she was 100% sober? He police officer husband rushed her home before that could be determined.

There was a roadside sobriety test according to the police report, which registered zero alcohol in her system. Where are you getting the "whisked her home" story from? The lawsuit that was filed by the family?

There was a witness there that said the husband took the wife home soon after the accident.

Did she follow them home?

Give me a break. She said she went home and where else would they go at 1:30am?

 

[bigbottom]

What a pathetic human being. The entire town should turn on her.

She was driving - by all evidence 100% sober, not texting, on a roadway at 1:30 a.m. and three teenagers were bicycling three across on the road, illegally, didn't have the proper illuminating or reflective equipment, and couldn't be seen. What's she supposed to do, just fork over the million dollars they're suing her for?

What 'evidence' says she was 100% sober? He police officer husband rushed her home before that could be determined.

There was a roadside sobriety test according to the police report, which registered zero alcohol in her system. Where are you getting the "whisked her home" story from? The lawsuit that was filed by the family?

There was a witness there that said the husband took the wife home soon after the accident.

Did she follow them home?

Ah, I see. When there is a favorable quote in a Canadian newpsaper article about the police report, you present it as fact. When there is an unfavorable quote in a Canadian newspaper article from a witness, you question it's veracity. You're good.

 

[SacramentoBob]

What a pathetic human being. The entire town should turn on her.

She was driving - by all evidence 100% sober, not texting, on a roadway at 1:30 a.m. and three teenagers were bicycling three across on the road, illegally, didn't have the proper illuminating or reflective equipment, and couldn't be seen. What's she supposed to do, just fork over the million dollars they're suing her for?

What 'evidence' says she was 100% sober? He police officer husband rushed her home before that could be determined.

There was a roadside sobriety test according to the police report, which registered zero alcohol in her system. Where are you getting the "whisked her home" story from? The lawsuit that was filed by the family?

There was a witness there that said the husband took the wife home soon after the accident.

Did she follow them home?

Give me a break. She said she went home and where else would they go at 1:30am?

Denny's.

 

[Henry Ford]

Your argument with respect to the husband appears to be that it's appropriate not because it's a valid or legitimate claim, but because it's a tactical legal maneuver. However strategic, I imagine some people find that distasteful.

That's not my argument. My argument is, these are legitimate injuries she may well have never sued on because there were a lot of people affected and hurt by this incident, but once they sued her, she is entitled to - and should - enforce her rights so that the Court recognizes that everyone was hurt in this tragedy.

Why are you talking about the wife? Our exchange was about the husband suing the dead kid's estate for $100,000.

Because loss of consortium and related expenses are a derivative claim?

 

[Henry Ford]

Ah, I see. When there is a favorable quote in a Canadian newpsaper article about the police report, you present it as fact. When there is an unfavorable quote in a Canadian newspaper article from a witness, you question it's veracity. You're good.

Whoah, there counselor. I don't question her veracity, I question her knowledge base.

 

[Henry Ford]

And I was in the midst of typing when that showed up - she may have gone home. She may have gone to a hospital. She may have gone to a park to cry and scream at God. Who knows? Whatever happened, if my wife had been involved in a fatal accident and wasn't being charged, as soon as they finished questioning her, I'm taking her out of there too. It's a traumatic event.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Have you guys identified and lynched this woman yet?

No, but we may have identified her legal counsel.

 

[TheIronSheik]

I feel like I'm watching an episode of Law and Order. Except I kind of know the actors playing lawyers.

 

[bigbottom]

Your argument with respect to the husband appears to be that it's appropriate not because it's a valid or legitimate claim, but because it's a tactical legal maneuver. However strategic, I imagine some people find that distasteful.

That's not my argument. My argument is, these are legitimate injuries she may well have never sued on because there were a lot of people affected and hurt by this incident, but once they sued her, she is entitled to - and should - enforce her rights so that the Court recognizes that everyone was hurt in this tragedy.

Why are you talking about the wife? Our exchange was about the husband suing the dead kid's estate for $100,000.

Because loss of consortium and related expenses are a derivative claim?

Yeah, I feel comfortable stating that it's a BS claim, even at this early stage. It is asserted for the very reason you suggested.

 

[fantasycurse42]

This thread has been lawyered

 

[Henry Ford]

Your argument with respect to the husband appears to be that it's appropriate not because it's a valid or legitimate claim, but because it's a tactical legal maneuver. However strategic, I imagine some people find that distasteful.

That's not my argument. My argument is, these are legitimate injuries she may well have never sued on because there were a lot of people affected and hurt by this incident, but once they sued her, she is entitled to - and should - enforce her rights so that the Court recognizes that everyone was hurt in this tragedy.

Why are you talking about the wife? Our exchange was about the husband suing the dead kid's estate for $100,000.

Because loss of consortium and related expenses are a derivative claim?

Yeah, I feel comfortable stating that it's a BS claim, even at this early stage. It is asserted for the very reason you suggested.

His wife hasn't worked, and may not have driven, since the accident. I think that's a legit loss of consortium claim.

 

[BeaverCleaver]

And I was in the midst of typing when that showed up - she may have gone home. She may have gone to a hospital. She may have gone to a park to cry and scream at God. Who knows? Whatever happened, if my wife had been involved in a fatal accident and wasn't being charged, as soon as they finished questioning her, I'm taking her out of there too. It's a traumatic event.

From the Toronto Sun

"Simon’s husband, Jules Simon, a York Regional Police officer, was driving behind his wife that night, but little is mentioned about him as a witness in the police report. He pulled over when Brandon was struck and shortly after drove his wife home in his vehicle."