11-16-2013, 10:14 PM
gabester wrote:
Sorry, to me the facts speak pretty clearly for intent:
"drove a quarter of a block on a Midtown sidewalk"
It's pretty hard to drive a quarter block even if you "accidentally" step on the gas.
It's a lot harder to "accidentally" drive a quarter of a block with your foot on the gas.
Blocks are different sizes. The block next to mine is probably 4-5x as big as my block. From the time the cyclist swerved in front of the car, until the woman was hit, only about 3 seconds elapsed. That's more telling.