Families fighting careless driving

As many of you know, the driver of the truck who caused Paula’s death, was charged only with careless driving, after the initial charges of dangerous driving were dropped due to the difficulty in securing a conviction. The sentence was a $1000 fine and a ban from driving commercial vehicles for two years. There is a strong sense that this was not just.

There is a gap in the law between “dangerous driving” and “careless driving” that has been a source of frustration for other families who have experienced a death of a loved one in car accident.

A group called Families Fighting Careless Driving has been organized and they have a website (click here). Although I am not involved in this organization, I invite you see what they are trying to accomplish and to sign their petition.