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Post details: Bike Cop Hit By Driver . . . House Arrest?

05/23/09

Bike Cop Hit By Driver . . . House Arrest?

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Cyclists rally against inadequate hit and run sentencing in Melbourne. Image by Adrian Tritschler. Some rights reserved.

From WCNC:

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer is recovering after he was hit while riding a police bicycle and responding to a call. Police say officer M.J. Lewis was struck by an SUV. . . . [The driver] was arrested for DWI.

Lewis suffered a broken leg.

Let's see. Only one bike rider. Only a broken leg - not a death. Throw in a DWI instead of regular old reckless driving. If this were Santa Clara County, CA, an appropriate penalty would be 15 days house arrest and giving the driver a job that pays $82,000 a year for a year or so at least.

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