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Leyritz crash victim was drunk, too

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by markvid, Feb 1, 2008.

  1. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    If there's someone who can prove THAT ***
     
  2. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    Surely there will be crash analysts brought in to testify on both sides. Not saying Leyritz will skate, but the possibility is out there.
     
  3. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Maybe not prove it, but make a very good case for it. Yes, I think that is possible. Bring in the right kind of expert witness to break down what actually happened to her in the crash and what would have happened had she had her seatbelt on.

    People believe that seatbelts save lives. And her being drunk, too, perhaps makes her seem less like a victim in the eyes of the jury.

    Leyritz could and definitely should get time for this, as much as possible, but the defense has a few things to work with here.

    Edit: Yeah, what wicked said.
     
  4. My prediction is he'll OJ. He'll get by unscathed in the criminal trial - it's hard enough for them to get DUI convictions when the victim isn't drunk. But he'll have a much more difficult time in the civil trial, if he allows it to go that far. In the civil trial, the jury is given the choice of who is more at fault.
     
  5. MacDaddy

    MacDaddy Active Member

    DUI conviction rates are typically 70 percent or above.
     
  6. Link? Attribution?
     
  7. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    He will get something. Will it be less because of the circumstances? Yes. But, Lord, he is not going walk.

    Worst case scenario, he will lose between $500,000 - $1,000,000 over the course of his life in jobs he would have gotten prior to this accident.
     
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