The judgment came down yesterday in the death of Brad Dean in 2016.
http://www.theprovince.com/news/cri...accused+gets+fine+driving/17420080/story.html
For those of you unfamiliar or who have been living under a rock, Dean was killed in the fall of 2016 while out on a small group ride in Richmond, River Road.
As a member of the cycling and racing community (at the time, I am not racing these days), it hit hard and rocked our community big time. Everyone trains out on River Road, I bet my son is there at least twice / month riding. I didn't know Brad well personally, but everyone knew who he was. I've raced against him; like most guys, super competitive on the road, and super chill off. A good dude, and he left behind his wife, who shortly after found out she was pregnant with brad's child (she gave birth to a little girl).
You really couldn't write it any worse.
I don't know a lot about the exact circumstances of the driver, and how he was able to cross over so far to run down the group. I know he was 21 years old, and stopped when it occurred, stayed behind to face the authorities, and later plead guilty to the charges against. I don't know him, but I can only imagine that this incident will have changed this young man, and it will haunt him for the rest of his life.
This is a non-cycling forum, so I'm curious out there as to the opinions, and bring them all. I know that cyclist don't often help themselves in the community. I get it.
Wanna hear opinions on the sentencing (Fair? should it have been more? Were the charges appropriate?), but also, philosophically, is the driver paying his debt to society? I know exactly what the cycling community thinks....
Here is the history if you aren't familiar: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cycling-crash-victim-remembered-1.3840965
http://www.theprovince.com/news/cri...accused+gets+fine+driving/17420080/story.html
For those of you unfamiliar or who have been living under a rock, Dean was killed in the fall of 2016 while out on a small group ride in Richmond, River Road.
As a member of the cycling and racing community (at the time, I am not racing these days), it hit hard and rocked our community big time. Everyone trains out on River Road, I bet my son is there at least twice / month riding. I didn't know Brad well personally, but everyone knew who he was. I've raced against him; like most guys, super competitive on the road, and super chill off. A good dude, and he left behind his wife, who shortly after found out she was pregnant with brad's child (she gave birth to a little girl).
You really couldn't write it any worse.
I don't know a lot about the exact circumstances of the driver, and how he was able to cross over so far to run down the group. I know he was 21 years old, and stopped when it occurred, stayed behind to face the authorities, and later plead guilty to the charges against. I don't know him, but I can only imagine that this incident will have changed this young man, and it will haunt him for the rest of his life.
This is a non-cycling forum, so I'm curious out there as to the opinions, and bring them all. I know that cyclist don't often help themselves in the community. I get it.
Wanna hear opinions on the sentencing (Fair? should it have been more? Were the charges appropriate?), but also, philosophically, is the driver paying his debt to society? I know exactly what the cycling community thinks....
Here is the history if you aren't familiar: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cycling-crash-victim-remembered-1.3840965