Hit and run fund manager not charged for felony "because it could hurt his job"

[dixiegrrrrl]

Alleged hit-and-run driver may not face felony
Victim, attorneys furious with misdemeanor deal
Randy Wyrick
[e-mail]
Vail, CO Colorado



EAGLE, Colorado — A financial manager for wealthy clients will not face felony charges for a hit-and-run because it could jeopardize his job, prosecutors said Thursday.

Martin Joel Erzinger, 52, faces two misdemeanor traffic charges stemming from a July 3 incident when he allegedly hit bicyclist Dr. Steven Milo from behind then sped away, according to court documents.

Snip....
The victim, a doctor, ......"suffered spinal cord injuries, bleeding from his brain and damage to his knee and scapula, according to court documents. Over the past six weeks he has suffered “disabling” spinal headaches and faces multiple surgeries for a herniated disc and plastic surgery to fix the scars he suffered in the accident.

“He will have lifetime pain,” Haddon wrote. “His ability to deal with the physical challenges of his profession — liver transplant surgery — has been seriously jeopardized.”

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20101104/NEWS/101109939/1078&ParentProfile=1062

[hobbit709]

1. I hope he sued for every penny of his bonus-and then some.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. While I agree with you, it is part of a disturbing trend to not prosecute

illegal acts committed by the "elite" class.
Ironically, a doctor was the victim of such an "elite".

Suing is one thing.
Applying the law is another, and that seems to not be happening across a wide spectrum.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. +5

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. What's to stop someone from intentionally killing someone if they thought they

could get away with it?

[dixiegrrrrl]

25. Nothing. And they have.

Directly, like the contractors and CIA in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan.
directly, like the police who kill citizens and get a hand slap.

Indirectly, like the banksters, who create more and more homeless people to starve and freeze.

A person would have to be blind not to notice there is a definite 2 tier rule of law.

[Dawson Leery]

2. This is FASCISM!

And of course, the law enforcement agencies are protecting the privileged.

[malaise]

24. Ding ding

We have a winner.

[Angry Dragon]

4. Wall street can't kill enough of us with their fraud

now they have to hunt people down on the streets and try to kill them

[tularetom]

6. Misde fuckin meanor?

Hit and run? a guy on a bicycle?

Hit him from behind?

There has to be more to this. Maybe the cycling doctor raped the guys daughter or somethin.

That sumbitch ought to be in jail for 50 years not walking away with a slap on the wrist.

[The Backlash Cometh]

7. Remove the prosecutors!

Yeah, our country is lost.

[tabasco]

9. Growing some pot in your closet will get you a felony,

but running over somebody and fleeing is just a minor deal.

[Greyhound]

12. As long as you're rich & important to other rich people, nothing is illegal. K&R

[Blue_Tires]

+1

[Blue_Tires]

22. +1

[Yeshuah Ben Joseph]

10. So let me see if I get this right...

A doctor, who actually contributed something valuable to this planet will no longer be able to do his job.

The scumbag who was responsible - who was a criminal even BEFORE he drove drunk (I don't care if the article says so or not, you know damn well he was) walks away without as much as a parking ticket, because it might "jeopardize" his ability to STEAL??

Someone's going to Hell for this... and not just the criminal who is directly responsible.

[Vinca]

11. Meanwhile, some poor slob stealing food to survive will do time.

[Robb]

13. “When you're talking about restitution, you don't want to take away his ability to pay.”

I'm OK with this. It's setting the stage for a civil trial where he can't back out of an enormous judgement/settlement.

Ruin him them, so the medical bills get paid.

[NNN0LHI]

15. I agree it makes sense to me

The ability to pay restitution is more important than being punitive.

Don

[toddwv]

19. Why not both?

This douchebag manages a billion dollar fund. I'm sure that he has enough cash to hold the victim over until he gets out of prison.

[MadBadger]

26. There shouldnt be a double standard in the way the law is enforced

If the defendant were poor, he'd be charged with the felony, end of story.

[northernlights]

14. every penny he steals for the rest of his life

should go to that doctor and his heirs.

[NotThisTime]

17. Agreed the SOB....

[bluedigger]

16. “The money has never been a priority for them. It is for us,”

Don't you love it when the truth inadvertently slips out.:banghead:

[Dreamer Tatum]

18. I don't see the problem

Imagine the number of zeroes on the check. Locking him up does what, exactly?

[laylah]

20. Did you miss the

sarcasm tag...or are you for real? Just asking :hide:

Jenn

[Dreamer Tatum]

21. If someone causes me extreme pain and pays me tens of millions

...then what good is prison? I thought prison was for rehabilitation, not punishment. I thought prison was for violent, malicious criminals.

[xor]

23. This guy was malicious. He fled the scene of the accident and left the guy for dead.

He deserve jail time so that he doesn't think he can cause harm onto others and then just throw money at it to make it go away.

[snot]

27. This non-prosection is wrong on so many levels.