Yes, it's been quite awhile since my last update.
We're still waiting on the sentencing phase for Ms. Graham down there in Tulsa. I'm keenly interested in hearing what kind of sentence she gets, though I'm one of the folks who's be happy enough at this point if she serves the 20 years a concurrent sentence would get.
On another story that I covered awhile back, it looks like Custom Bike Builder and murderous drunk driver Billy Lane is getting 9 years as part of a plea deal stemming from his alcohol-induced collision and killing of Gerald Morelock.
A new one from Eastern Central Indiana's Star Press:
MUNCIE — An Anderson police officer who was reportedly riding his motorcycle down south Muncie streets at nearly 100 mph was arrested Saturday night for drunken driving.
Marty D. Dulworth, 32, Middletown was stopped near 29th Street and Macedonia Avenue by David Fidler, an Indiana State Police trooper.
Fidler reported smelling the odor of alcohol, and Dulworth admitted he had been drinking, but refused to take a field sobriety test, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Dulworth’s blood-alcohol content was later measured at 0.19 percent. In Indiana, motorists with a BAC of 0.08 percent or higher are considered intoxicated.
Now let's break this down and analyze the various shades of stupidity and negligence.
Police Officer:
Given. Everybody knows this (except perhaps the cops themselves). Person sworn to uphold and enforce the law.
100 mph:
I know of no roads anywhere in the state of Indiana that allow this rate of travel. Can possible be safe on a sufficiently lonely back road, however.
100mph on city streets:
Nope. No way. Not on city streets. Too many things to pull out and toss you off the bike. Not to mention really irritating your neighbors.
100mph on city streets AFTER DARK:
Now he's just being an asshole. Unmitigated.
100mph on city streets after dark and refusing to cooperate:
Here's where words fail me. Trying to game the system and use his good old boy network to avoid consequences for his stupidity.
At least the stater who pulled him exercised some ethical and moral cojones and processed him like any other stupid reckless drunk. Kudos to Officer Fidler.
I see he made it out on bail within 12 hours tough. No surprise. And I'm sure he probably won't even lose his job let alone get a real sentence commensurate with the risks he represented to other motorists.