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It's even worse. He was driving on a suspended license and had two prior DUIs.

The local newspaper found an eyewitness to the crash. Read his description of the driver and the accident, it will really anger you.

http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/15532/

I'm trying to help organize a Silent memorial ride. If anyone in Los Angeles is interested, watch for details on my blog, http://www.scvtalk.com.

Technically, Valencia is entitled to a presumption of innocence unless proven guilty in a court of law. I thought your tone was more appropriate in the previous post on the subject.

As we condemn reckless driving in general, we should keep this in mind. Although Valencia could very well be guilty, that is for a jury to decide in the context of a trial.

Also, it seems like partnering with Mothers Against Drunk Driving in this line of advocacy could be fruitful.

Jeff -- I appreciate the links. There is SO much wrong in that second article, I just don't know where to begin.

I feel less hopeful and less human.

PS. The back button and spam filter on this site do not get along. Fail.

Thank you for keeping us informed. I copied all the links you posted to our Yahoo Group to spread the word.