Mom Faces 3 Years in Jail After Son, 4, Killed While Jaywalking

This mother needs to remember this for the rest of her life. She can be forgiven if she asks the Lord for forgiveness. I hate to say this but this is what you get with these young people with the give me now entitlment syndrome. I guess she expected all traffic to stop for her since shes entitled to go against the law. Why would she even think to do the right thing and go to cross walk with her children. (SHE DID NOT HAVE A TELEPROMTER WITH HER)

I am told that the driver was under the influence of alcohol and had two prior convictions, if this is true I would not be so quick to judge the Mother, after all She has lost one of her children, I don't personally think she should be punished at all.
God have Mercy

Larry

Are you serious?? She walked against four lanes of traffic endangering herself, her children, and all of the drivers who were in the area. She should be convicted for jaywalking and all of the charges that result from this accident. Also, the driver should be charged with dui, leaving an accident, and part of this as well for if he had not been drinking his reflexes would not have been affected and this may have been different. Had he not been drinking then no, he did nothing wrong but since that is not the case, both hold responsibility and should be charged accordingly.

For those of you who are so quick to judge, shame on you! This poor woman had to use public transportation (i.e. the bus) and the bus let her off 3/10 of a mile from the closest crosswalk. It was later at night and the kids were tired and she was trying to get them home to bed. Until you've walked a mile in her shoes, DON'T JUDGE! She has been punished enough, and I'm sure she will blame herself forever. And seriously, does she have to go to jail and leave her other two children without a mother? What good would that serve? (and don't let me get started on the guilty individuals who have done soooooo much worse and got the proverbial "Get Out of Jail Free" card) QUIT JUDGING!!!

She has already recieved her punishment, the guilt she will have for the rest of her life, that a simple mistake she made, like jaywalking, took away her son.
This is not fair, the driver of the hit and run van got 6 mths and the mother is facing 3 years.
Her other 3 children already lost thier brother, no need to take thier mom away to.

i can not believe what i just read from you, how could you say thats what she gets, she didn't do anything as badly as the stupid drunk driver.....im sure you have jay walked before

As someone who used to use public transportation daily while living in Philly, who also had to cart a child with me, I never had a problem planning my schedule around that of the train/bus so that we wouldn't be walking the street afterdark. I also never had a problem with walking to the corner to cross the street. To even attempt to cross a busy city street in the middle of the block, was like playing with fire. If for some reason we were out later then planned, we used the bus that would drop us off close to our appartment building. Or when money allowed, call a cab.

Wow, you're a disgusting individual!!! Before you comment you really need to learn the ENTIRE story.. Is it just about race with you, do you even care a child was killed?? The mom was coming from WORK, but you didn't see that coming huh!??!! Because we all know their kind don't work, right..

Are you familiar with Godwin's Law?
"As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."

I predict the creation of an equivalence for Casey Anthony.

Thank you Crystal for your honest words. I am a mother too, and while I do try I cringe in hindsight at many of my mistakes. This woman did nothing that the rest of us aren't guilty of. A 4 lane road generally is not that big a deal, even at a busy time of day you can easily get across. I should know, that's what all the roads are like where I grew up in Chicago. This poor mother may have many mistakes to answer for, this is not one of them. The blame for this falls 100% on the driver.

Yes, if you take public transportation you do have to go by it's schedule. However, they do have posted times. I live in the Pittsburgh area and used to take the bus to and from work (due to cut backs, I drive, park across the river and walk across the bridge). And any pedestrian out at night should cross at the cross-walks and pedestrian must also obey the traffic rules! This woman is supposed to be the adult and know the laws.

Whether the driver was drunk or not the bottom line is, if the mother had been looking out for the welfare of her children the child would still be alive! Only an IDIOT would try to cross four lanes of traffic with three children!