[B-flat]

Originally Posted by Bjeanj

I hate to bring this up, but how will she manage to maintain her property while she’s gone? I didn’t get the impression that she lives with anyone who could do that. Next thing you know, we’ll see her property on the list of properties not being maintained.

From what I read she has family in California and her attorney if I remember correctly asked her prison time be spent in California near her family while she resides in an assisted living community not prison. The request was denied. I would say if it were my mother I would step in and either take care of the property or sell it. I also wonder how she'll survive 5 years in prison.

[wisbad1]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

I agree the sentence is fair , although I don’t know how much time they will keep her locked up at that age , but the Mercedes’ part always made me uncomfortable

Made me uncomfortable too, I drive an older Mercedes and I don’t feel like I’m any better than everyone else. Plus mine is almost 18 years old.

[JGibson]

5 years for a 91-year-old with no criminal history is extreme. It's not like she intended to hurt the bikers. Yes, she screwed up leaving the scene but c’mon 5 years.

Hopefully, she appeals the sentence and the VN is why most people hate the media. For all we know it was some old 1998 Mercedes with 200,000 miles on it.

[mtdjed]

Originally Posted by mtdjed

I don't know any of the facts. Was she drinking, on drugs? Multiple offenses? Sound state of mind? Just seems like a possible huge burden on the state.

Granny doesn't need to pay for housing, car expense, property tax , income tax, insurance, food, medical expenses, utilities anymore and still get her pension, social security and IRA income. Do you think you could keep her a bit longer so our inheritance can build up a little more?

The poster above was obviously misguided in his statement. Oh, that was me.
I took the time go back and read about the incident and the subsequent facts.

Seems like they already reduced the time and that "the inheritance " is also subject to loss due to the incident.

An obvious, crime of hit and run, should be punished regardless of age.

[BobnBev]

Originally Posted by Aces4

Meh. I would have been really impressed if all the elderly after age 85 have to surrender their drivers license.

You really think that would stop them from driving?

[Cobullymom]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

She will probably go to a minimum security State of Florida prison. I do not seeing her bring a big escape risk. Unless she is like the Villages' super senior athlete Tiny.

Coleman has minimum and maximum security

[Ele201]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

A 91 year old woman Villager was recently sentenced to 5 years in prison for a hit and run accident that seriously injured two bicyclists in 2020 near Morse Blvd in The Villages. After hitting the bicyclists, she got out of her car, saw the people she hit, and then drove home. She was later arrested when she tried to get her car repaired in Gainesville. The judge denied her request to delay serving her term and she was immediately taken into custody. Although it took more than 2 years to get justice, I wish more crimes were handled that way.

My first thought is that once a person reaches 90, he or she shouldn’t be driving a car. There may be some exceptions, but this woman isn’t one of them. She was trying to get away from a truck and slammed into two bicyclists. Was that poor vision, bad judgement or reflexes, who knows. She says she had hip pain. The real issue is that she saw what happened, got out of her car, then got back in and sped off. No excuse for that.

[HJBeck]

With all the money she isn’t spending while in jail. Or she can sell her Mercedes’ and hire someone. She certainly won’t be needing that anymore.

[jimbomaybe]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

A travesty of justice.

Maybe if these bicyclists and their clubs(more like gangs) learned to ride responsibly these type accidents would never occur.

Just who was a fault and to what extent will certainly be looked into regarding the certain civil proceedings, accident reconstruction takes all manner of things into consideration, but accidents are accidents, but can ,depending on actions and circumstances become criminal, leaving the scene of an accident is most certainly criminal.

[Rwirish]

Justice well deserved.

[roscoguy]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

A travesty of justice.

Maybe if these bicyclists and their clubs(more like gangs) learned to ride responsibly these type accidents would never occur.

What a totally ridiculous and biased assumption.

[terryf484]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

A travesty of justice.

Maybe if these bicyclists and their clubs(more like gangs) learned to ride responsibly these type accidents would never occur.

Seems you are leaving out all the cars that like to travel at 50+ mph on all of the posted 35 mph roads in the Villages. Guess they never contribute to accidents!!

[OhioBuckeye]

Well I’m not here to argue if the court was right or wrong about giving her 5 yrs. in prison, but seriously a 91 yr. old woman that already has both feet in her grave already. I know they had to do something to her for hitting someone on a bike. But why not take her license away from her for 20 yrs, well I’m sure she’ll be pushing up daisies by then or tell her family to put her in a nursing home, I’m sure that would be prison enough. I agree she had no business getting behind the wheel of a car at 91yrs. old!

[RICH1]

Put her on a Chain Gang picking up Dog Poop …..

[coconutmama]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

A 91 year old woman Villager was recently sentenced to 5 years in prison for a hit and run accident that seriously injured two bicyclists in 2020 near Morse Blvd in The Villages. After hitting the bicyclists, she got out of her car, saw the people she hit, and then drove home. She was later arrested when she tried to get her car repaired in Gainesville. The judge denied her request to delay serving her term and she was immediately taken into custody. Although it took more than 2 years to get justice, I wish more crimes were handled that way.

Amen. The bicyclists were severely injured. Anyone can have an accident but you have to stop & call police. An ambulance was needed in this case as well.

I don’t believe in age discrimination. The bicyclists were wearing helmets & reflectors