More recent CARnage (Cody Johnson, Mark Dahlstrom, & 10/29 downtown)

MichaelBluejay · 2012-11-05 23:50:44

* Drunk driver kills cyclist Cody Johnson, an employee of Bicycle Sports Shop, on Riverside (11/3/12)

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/aust … -from-bike

* Driver hits cyclist at MLK & San Gabriel, sending him to the hospital (10/29/12)

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/aust … -boulevard

* Joseph Rojas hit-and-runs cyclist Mark Dahlstrom on 620 (10/20/12)

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/aust … seph-rojas

MichaelBluejay · 2013-01-01 01:32:50

Old Guy on Two Wheels reports that Stephen Gilbert, the drunk driver who killed Cody Johnson, was set to receive only a misdemeanor charge, but that there was a chance the charge would be upgraded to a felony.

If I'm reading the docket search correctly, it wasn't. Gilbert is set to appear on Jan. 7th for a charge of DWI, which as we know from the Bicycle Austin traffic laws page, is only a Class B misdemeanor, with a maximum fine of $2,000, or 180 days in jail, or both. Though as I always say, I'd like to see "lifetime revocation of driver license" as one of the possible sentences for someone who kills another road user.

May I point out, a drunk driver who doesn't actually hurt anyone would face the same Class B generic DWI charge. Gilbert actually killed someone, but he wasn't charged with something more serious (like Intoxication Manslaughter).

tomwald · 2013-01-01 08:20:06

This is still in process. The charges may still be upgraded to something more serious than a DWI.

MichaelBluejay · 2013-01-01 16:52:06

Thanks Tom, that's good news! Please keep us posted.

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#1 2012-11-05 23:50:44

More recent CARnage (Cody Johnson, Mark Dahlstrom, & 10/29 downtown)

#2 2013-01-01 01:32:50

Re: More recent CARnage (Cody Johnson, Mark Dahlstrom, & 10/29 downtown)

#3 2013-01-01 08:20:06

Re: More recent CARnage (Cody Johnson, Mark Dahlstrom, & 10/29 downtown)

#4 2013-01-01 16:52:06

Re: More recent CARnage (Cody Johnson, Mark Dahlstrom, & 10/29 downtown)

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