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Woman Charged with Misdemeanor in Cooper Young Hit & Run

The woman responsible for hitting two pedestrians in the Cooper Young area turned herself in Monday morning, but she showed little, if any remorse when ABC 24 News went to get her side of the story.

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rapidsail - 6/6/2012 8:29 AM
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chimpin' out in front of the camera. typical. can you even imagine if she had been white? stand aside, al sharpton in da house.

MmphsBlkFmle - 5/30/2012 4:19 PM
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IMO...I say she was wrong for leaving the scene of the accident. As far as some of the racist comments I'm a "Black American" and I don't care what color of the person that got injured her leaving the scene of the accident was just plain wrong whether they were black, white, Chinese, latino etc.. So please lets not make this about race. Lets see it for what it is right and wrong. Is she classy??? Hmm let me see "NOT" but I can understand with her being in this situation she was pissed off. As far as the public not liking her she probably doesn't care I'm sure she doesnt breathe air for the public to like her. With that being said she doesn't have to answer to us (The Public) only people she needs to answer to is the Judge and law officials and most importantly ask "GOD" for forgiveness and her victims. If I was in this situation thats all that would matter to me. IJS...

sandwichartist - 5/29/2012 8:49 PM
4 Votes
Both the driver and pedestrians share equal blame. The pedestrians were not crossing at the crosswalk, which would have exonerated the driver of wrongdoing if she hadn't coldly drove off and left them wounded. This should stand as a lesson to those who brazenly (and often drunkenly) dart across the street on Cooper without looking. Living in that neighborhood, I myself have come very close to hitting many walkers and joggers at that same spot. The driver should not have to cover the medical expenses, but she should face the charges of fleeing and serve every bit of that time.

Jeff Lebowski - 5/29/2012 7:05 PM
4 Votes
Add up what it cost the taxpayers to seperate her conjoined twins (which were taken away by DHS) and the cost from the medical expenses from her two victims, and you are looking at over a million dollars. With her horrible gangta attitude, and her only being able to be charged with a misdameanor, let her serve the full 11 months and 29 days.

PhoenixNative - 5/29/2012 3:27 PM
4 Votes
I heard about this case on WKIM this morning, and one of the hosts brought up an interesting point-What would have been the black community's response if the races of the pedestrians and driver had been reversed? I agree with the general tone of this thread about this woman, and she should in the least give up her license.

ElectrikShogun - 5/29/2012 1:57 PM
4 Votes
I'm just trying to figure out this woman's sense of entitlement. I thought pedestrians have the right to cross a public street. I got money says she was doing, what just about everyone I passed this morning was doing, and was paying attention to her phone, not the road...

ReligionStinks - 5/29/2012 10:11 AM
5 Votes
If ever there was a case for forced sterilization, this skank makes it.

donfellas - 5/29/2012 10:04 AM
5 Votes
How about caring about someone's life no matter who is at fault! Unbelievable.

sandwichartist - 5/29/2012 9:32 AM
2 Votes
I can find some sympathy for this woman. I've had several near collisions with pedestrians in the Cooper-Young area. People in that neighborhood have a very bad habit of walking/jogging/stroller-pushing/dog-walking in the street rather than on the sidewalk. If the pedestrians were breaking the law, then they should reflect that in the driver's sentence.

WowShesNuts - 5/29/2012 9:20 AM
3 Votes
This classy act is raising two more kids that I'm sure will grow up to be great Memphis leaders!! I don't know if anyone ever told her... but when you are facing hit and run charges... You don't want to make the general public dislike you... Maybe she didn't think anyone watched the news or read the paper... By her incredibly intelligent comments I'm sure she keeps up to date on all the latest news and politics... She's sharp as a marshmallow! I'm sure she will be in Memphis politics in no time at all...
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