There are days...

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So one of the most serious cases on my diary right now involves the death of a young woman and the alleged negligent acts that caused it. .  A wrongful death suit is an attempt to compensate the family for the loss of a loved one.  Not that money actually fills in the hole left behind by the loved one's death, but our legal system is set up to put a monetary value on the life that was wrongfully taken. So I am delving into this young woman's life, and ... well, she could easily be friends with my daughters -- same age, same interests, same hopes and dreams for the future.    This case is affecting me in ways that most of my cases do not....

Earlier this week a friend posted on Facebook.  Her son had been in a relatively minor accident, she posted a photo of him joking around with the nurses in the ER.   He doesn't drive, so he rides his bike back and forth to work.  He was lawfully biking across the crosswalk when a car made an illegal right on red turn and hit his front tire.  He's ok, but the bike is toast.  The car just kept going -- we hope the red light camera got a good photo of the license plate. 

His accident took place in the same intersection where a young woman was killed last month.  The young woman was in a fender-bender with another car, and both cars pulled over to the side of the road.  But when the young woman got out of her car to talk to the other driver, he decided to drive away, and he hit her with his car.  The police are still looking for him. 

I guess I'm having a "hug your kids" kind of day...

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