Thank God this person has been found. Prayers for the bicyclist. Bail is WAY too low!

The criminal penalties will be limited probably, however, the civil claims will be huge...and rightfully so.

Blasting her name
 

Her name is not privileged. She is accused of committing a crime and leaving two people to die in the street. Your lack of compassion for the innocent victims and their families is duly noted. I hope the family of the victims sues her for everything she has. An accident can happen but you do not leave people to die in the road.

The location of the closest Mercedes repair shop has nothing to do with her intent to avoid or not avoid prosecution. She took it to a shop instead of turning herself in or staying at the scene of the accident. Clearly she knew what was going on and did not want to be found.

We’ll take that with possible other upgraded charges depending on the woman’s condition going forward.

You might feel differently if you were a relative/friend of the bicyclists.

And was so frightened that the next day she took her car to get reapired. OH PLEASE !!!!! She was trying to take care of herself alright.

This attempt to justify her actions make me suspicious that we have another dangerous driver on the road.

I am not sure why the bail is considered lenient. It is only in place to ensure return of the person charged to answer charges?

She may or may not have been at fault. However, leaving the scene cancels out that scenario; she probably panicked and left. I suppose her conscience was absent and trying to conceal her shameful action proves it. Hope the bikers recover.

Sue!

Dad quite driving earlier this year because he didn't trust himself. The lady shouldn't have been driving. It is hell to get old.

Sooo she gets a pass cause she is 89? Maybe a well advertised stiff sentence(if found guilty) would have an impact on others faced with a similar situation.

Old West Justice
 

A lot of the comments on this remind me of the crowd outside the Sheriff's office in the old west yelling hang her and a noose in their hands. There are a number of questions which should be considered. Was she drunk and who served the liquor to a person over the limit? Did she have a medical crisis, like a TIA and was confused? was the Cart Path close to the road and led to confusion? A person who has a TIA may be confused and did not understand the happening? Forget the bond she paid or the limited jail sentence as she will be in her own mental prison for life and will not have her husband to comfort her! I would suggest it would be appropriate to pray for her and the victim's and not rush to judgement, including taking away the ability to drive for residents over the age of 75.. I know of residents 94 and older and would have no problem taking a trip with them and having them drive! Do I feel sorry for the Victims? Of course I do. But I am not ready to carry a noose around on my belt!:ohdear:

Accident? Careless comes to mind.

I agree that what this woman did was horrendous and irresponsible. However, I find no logic in putting a 89 woman in prison. She should lose her license, pay medical bills, and have a substantial fine. She will be in her own prison by the shunning that I am sure that she will be subjected to. I also believe someone was guiding her which took her to Gainesville.

I agree with the last part. She definitely needs to be evaluated to determine if she is road worthy. People drive all the time without a drivers license, insurance and quite often wearing someone else’s pants!

No one had to guide her or take her to Gainsville.
MB dealership will come to your house, drop off a loaner then take your car in for repair.
Most likely all the nearby dealerships were given a BOLO by law enforcement.
She was caught as soon as she made the call to MB Gainsville.
Sad situation for everyone involved.

What she experienced at the time does not mitigate her premeditated behavior of going all the way up to Gainesville to avoid prosecution. And, I know of no dealerships that do body work. If she just wanted to get her car repaired, there are numerous places nearby to do it. She proved her guilt by this.

I suspect she simply called Mercedes, and they came down and picked up her car and left her a loaner. What's worse, if something can be worse, she was described by witnesses as having white hair, in her mug shot her hair is brown, so she clearly died it in hopes of not being recognized.

for sure

florida has far too many dangerous drivers on the road. throw her in jail for a while.

agree

A TIA and able to pull safely to the side of the road? Doubt that. Also if she was drunk at 11:20 am, she served herself.

You are right on! It appears she was trying to avoid prosecution. She should have stopped and called 911.

It’s not acceptable to leave two people in the street to die. There is no excuse for this whether you are 29 or 89 years old. She has changed two peoples lives, Jessica may never fully recover. If you believe the driver should be forgiven because she’s 89 years old look in the mirror. What if you were the victim. If this case is found to be acceptable in court, The Villages will not be a safe place to live.

Very well said.

Were there any witnesses?

We need a section with a high walkability index. I would love to know that when I’m 80 I can give up my car and walk to a nearby strip mall for basic needs and use car service for anything further.

She will not spend a day in prison, unless the person dies. Just my opinion.

Ohiobuckeye
 

Shouldn’t be driving at that age no matter what she thinks. To bad Mrs. or Miss Hamilton has to go through this kind of embarrassment & knowingly just about killing 2 people. Hang your keys up Mrs. Hamilton, at about 90 yrs.old don’t press your luck you might not be so lucky next time!

Usually a TIA put you in a loop memory, say if you are having a conversation at start of TIA, that conversation begins and ends, then starts with the exact same verbiage. Even if you change their surroundings, such as going to an ED, the loop continues. Some TIAs do not require a medical intervention, but can be detected with labs. Memory of what occurred during the TIA, can happen, but sometimes patient sometimes refuses or can’t except what happened during a TIA. Witnessed more than I care to remember in my lifetime.

Witnessed, evaluated, diagnosed and treated many more than that-----and your post is utter nonsense

If that’s what it takes to get remorseless hit and run drivers off the road.

(I wasn’t aware the Villages had them at one time.)

I'm sure you are being amusing. I drive car, golf cart and ride a bike. In a golf cart?
She will be any safer for those around her? Likely she will then be uninsured.
To most truly important issues there are no simple and painless answers.

i considered your point last night, it IS possible she may have cognitive issues, which may indicate why she drove off. maybe her dr.s told her not to drive, & she knows she shouldn't be, so in fear, left the scene

And then, with her cognitive impairment, arranged for the car to be repaired in Gainesville and furthermore dyed her hair brown????????

The jails do not want an 89 year old. The judge will suspend her license for ten years and give her five years probation.

This may be sound a little or maybe even a lot selfish. We always worried about my hard headed/head strong mother driving at age 93, but I wasn't willing to pull her off the road because I would have become Jack's Taxi service. But for the Grace of God she decided at 93 plus that she should no longer have a car or a license. 3 days after giving it all up she passed away.

That lady that hit and run should know better. Makes we wonder whether she was under the influence of something when she got out looked and took off?

At 89
 

She likely will not serve time as the powers that be will not want the taxpayer to take on her elderly care. I think rightly so but definitely take her DL away.

Some dealerships actually DO handle body work. My husband's BMW is currently in a dealership's body shop, awaiting repairs from being rear-ended by an idiot who was TEXTING while driving.