Woman acquitted in Ohio bicyclist’s death

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio judge says there’s not
enough evidence to convict a driver who struck and killed a drunken
bicycle rider.
Franklin County Municipal Court Judge H. William
Pollitt Jr. on Tuesday acquitted 24-year-old Davenna Ferguson of
vehicular manslaughter.
The judge said he couldn’t say for sure
that Ferguson wasn’t telling the truth when she said she didn’t see the
bicyclist, 33-year-old Ernesto Galvez-Jacobo, before rear-ending him on a
dark road in Columbus in May 2012.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1b3UTW7 )
reports that Galvez-Jacobo’s blood alcohol level was more than three
times the legal limit for driving a car or riding a bike. He also had
marijuana in his system.
A city prosecutor had argued that Ferguson was responsible because she failed to maintain an assured
clear distance.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio judge says there’s not
enough evidence to convict a driver who struck and killed a drunken
bicycle rider.
Franklin County Municipal Court Judge H. William
Pollitt Jr. on Tuesday acquitted 24-year-old Davenna Ferguson of
vehicular manslaughter.
The judge said he couldn’t say for sure
that Ferguson wasn’t telling the truth when she said she didn’t see the
bicyclist, 33-year-old Ernesto Galvez-Jacobo, before rear-ending him on a
dark road in Columbus in May 2012.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1b3UTW7 )
reports that Galvez-Jacobo’s blood alcohol level was more than three
times the legal limit for driving a car or riding a bike. He also had
marijuana in his system.
A city prosecutor had argued that Ferguson was responsible because she failed to maintain an assured
clear distance.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.

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