Gross Negligence?
The cycling community has ramped up public interest in the case, using it to raise bicycle safety consciousness in the community and to put pressure on planners, politicians and law enforcement to improve traffic conditions for cyclists. The Humboldt Bay Bicycle Commuters Association even circulated a petition regarding the case involving Jennings’ death — and posted it on KHUM radio’s Web site — which demands that the D.A. “do everything in his power to assure that justice is served for the senseless fatal collision.”
“Anything less than a felony manslaughter conviction is unacceptable in this case,” reads the petition. On KHUM’s Web site, Knapp wrote a note: “I can’t think of a single case where the D.A. has prosecuted a motorist for running down a cyclist. Let’s be sure this losing streak is broken.”
Jennings’ widow, Hoover, delivered the petition, with 300 signatures, to Gallegos’ office the Friday before the hearing.
But Gallegos said last week that, while he sympathizes with the family and friends for their loss, he couldn’t let public pressure affect his legal decisions.
“Petitions don’t work in the justice system,” he said. “We can’t make judgments based on popular opinion. … And justice can’t be vengeance.”
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