Posts tagged: vehicular homicide
A chronic drunken driver convicted of vehicular homicide in 1990 was arrested early Thursday on suspension of drunken driving. Lance Dean Falcon, 44, of Plummer, Idaho, had a blood-alcohol level of .167 and .162 in two breathe samples submitted at the Spokane Public Safety Building after a Washington State Patrol trooper stopped him for speeding about 6 a.m. near Madison Road and Dishman Mica Road. Falcon had an unopened can of Keystone Ice beer in his car, and police say they found an empty can of the same beer tossed in the street near where Falcon’s pickup stopped. They also say he smelled of alcohol and had glassy, bloodshot eyes and slurred speech/Meghann Cuniff, SR. More here. (SR file photo of Falcon during time he was employed by Coeur d'Alene Casino)
Question: What should be done with habitual drunken drivers (given that these people are suffering an addiction that they can't control)?
Supporters of Eileen Jensen/Post Falls, including Michelle McLuskie (left), sister Christina Jensen (getting hug) and Carla Schauer (right), gather at the Spokane County Courthouse this morning after Eileen Jensen was arraigned on a charge of vehicular homicide for the death of her 2-month-old daughter, Chloe. The baby suffered fatal injuries in a crash as a result of being improperly buckled in a car seat. Eileen Jensen pleaded not guilty. DAN PELLE The Spokesman-Review
Question: Do you agree that Eileen Jensen has suffered enough and that the Spokane County prosecutor should drop the vehicular homicide charges against her?
Item: Post Falls woman faces vehicular homicide charge as a result of improperly installed car seat/Kootenai MPO
More Info: Spokane County prosecutors charged a Post Falls woman with vehicular homicide Tuesday in the death of her infant daughter, who was severely injured by a car’s airbag while riding in a rear-facing car seat in Spokane. If convicted, it could be the first time in Washington a parent has been held accountable for the death of a child stemming from an improperly installed car seat, prosecutors and police say.
Question: Is this an excessive charge by the Spokane County prosecutors against a grieving mother?