Is Bridget Kelly exposed to possible charges of negligent homicide?

[phantom power]

If I'm understanding, at least one person died as an indirect result of the bridge closing. That seems like some serious shit.

[giftedgirl77]

1. The ambulance was only delayed like 4 minutes &

from what I understand she didn't die enroute.

That may be a tough sell.

[leftyohiolib]

4. if people raise a big enough stimk about it the4minutes wont matter

[GeorgeGist]

6. I've seen people die in less than a minute.

[giftedgirl77]

8. You still have to prove the elements of neglent homicide

& somehow the fact that those "4 minutes" were tied directly to the lane closure & subsequently her death.

Good luck with that.

[arthritisR_US]

10. Hold your breath for four minutes and let me know how it goes. nt

[TwilightGardener]

2. Endangerment of public safety, at least, I would think.

[justiceischeap]

3. I would think it depends on if they can prove a causal effect

which would be hard. Had she gotten to the hospital 4 minutes sooner, would the doctors have had a better chance at saving her? Only the doctors know this.

[Savannahmann]

9. And you can bet that the Defense Attorneys will have very expert witnessess.

There will be an army of trauma and emergency medicine specialists who will argue that the 4 minutes was useless.

To that end, the overworked Resident who declared the victim dead will look like a schoolboy.

A lawsuit would come down pretty much the same way. In the end, the prosecution or the plaintiff would have to prove that it could be forseen that the lane closures would result in death and not just the intended inconvenience. Good luck.

[Tanuki]

5. I'm also wondering about civil liability for financial losses from missed appointments,

delayed deliveries, overtime wages for FedX, UPS, and any other workers bogged down in traffic because of these shenanigans, etc. It could really add up.

[ProgressSaves]

7. Doubtful.

“I honestly believe it was just her time,” Vilma Oleri, whose mother, Florence Genova, died on the morning of September 9th, told The New York Times. “We want to stay out of it. It’s not political.”

Previously, Fort Lee EMS coordinator Paul Favia had said that “paramedics were delayed due to heavy traffic on Fort Lee Road and had to meet the ambulance en-route to the hospital instead of on the scene.” Genova later died in the hospital of cardiac arrest.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/it-was-just-her-time-91-year-old-womans-daughter-doesnt-blame-christie-for-mothers-death/

Not in that case at least. Either someone got to them or they just don't want to bother with it.