[Magdalen] Bishop Cook: Another unfortunate piece of the story

[Jay Weigel]

Furthermore, she left the scene for some period of time, variously
described as from twenty to forty-five minutes. That's inexcusable.

On Tuesday, February 3, 2015, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> According to the police report--which, I believe was based on eyewitness
> accounts--she swerved into the bike lane and hit him from behind. I haven't
> seen anything to refute that claim. And if she was texting, that would be a
> very likely consequence.
>
> On February 3, 2015, at 10:16 PM, "Mahoney, W. Michael" <
> wmmah at stoneledge.net <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 6:10 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
>
> > and a young man is dead because she drove while drunk.
> >
>
> Do we really know this to be true beyond any doubt?  Could it be that it
> was the cyclist's fault, in part or entirely?
>
> One ought not drink and drive.  That's not the issue.  And by the available
> evidence, Bishop Cook ought not drink at all.  But that does not mean that
> she necessarily caused the accident.
>
> One reason not to drink and drive is that you will almost automatically be
> presumed to be the cause of any accident in which you are involved.
>
> It may be that the evidence is clear but I haven't seen it.
>
> Mike M.
>