Street racing idiots try to blame the woman they killed this last sunday night... **UPDATE** Map of accident location

[BigToque]

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Shifting blame

Racers not responsible for crash, says friend of accused

Street racers shouldn't be held responsible for a Sunday night wreck on Portage Avenue that claimed the life of a 39-year-old Winnipeg woman, says a passenger in one of the cars involved.

Linda Rudnicki, 39, died Monday after her Chevy Impala was T-boned by a Chevy Camaro allegedly street racing with two Ford Mustangs on Portage Avenue late Sunday night as she was turning north on Wallasey Street. As the three cars approached Wallasey Street, the driver of the Camaro lost control and collided with Rudnicki's eastbound Impala, police said.

But a passenger in one of the Mustangs involved in the fatal crash accused the dead woman of cutting in front of the three cars.

"I was in the car right beside (the Chevy Camaro and the Mustang)," said the male, who spoke to The Sun on the condition of anonymity. "Yeah, they were racing off the line, but it was already to the point the race was over and they were doing about 90 km/h. Then, all of a sudden, this white Impala pulled right out in front of them.

"It happened in the blink of an eye. My buddy (driving the Camaro) had perfectly fine control of his car and all of a sudden you could hear him braking. He swerved to avoid her."

The posted speed limit along the stretch of Portage Avenue where the accident occurred is 60 km/h.

'Just going to get milk'

A grief-stricken man reached at the family's St. James home last night told The Sun he is desperately trying to come to terms with his wife's death. When told of the comments made by the passenger, the emotional husband said, "She was just going to get milk." He declined further comment.

The passenger acknowledged street racing wasn't the smartest activity to take part in.

"It's one of those stupid things that happens. But they were already slowing down," the witness said, adding his buddy -- the 22-year-old driver of the Camaro -- was mistreated by police when taken into custody following the wreck.

"The cops were like 'come here you a--hole' and grabbed a hold of him," said the witness. "They arrested him and threw him in the back seat. Is that any way to treat someone who was just in an accident?"

With Rudnicki's death, charges against the Camaro driver were expected to be upgraded to dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and criminal negligence causing death.

The 22-year-old driver of the Mustang that stopped at the crash scene is facing a charge of racing with another motor vehicle under the Manitoba Highway Traffic Act. His car was impounded for 48 hours under street-racing legislation.

Police were asking for the public's help in identifying the third alleged street racer, who fled the scene. He was driving a 2002-2004 Ford Mustang GT with a white racing stripe on the hood and a loud muffler. The car was black or dark blue with no rear spoiler.

Now my question is, why can't the drivers of all 3 cars be harged with reckless driving causing death, as opposed to only the person driving the car that hit the woman?

Why should it matter that one car missed the womans car by and inch and the other hit her? They all were racing, they should all be charged with the womans death.

UPDATE:

Here is the google map of the street where the accident took place.

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There are concrete medians on the road separating E/W traffic with openings for cars to turn N/S on the side streets.

The woman should have had plenty of room to see these cars coming. I don't know what lane she got hit in either.

It's possible the camaro lost the race and was further behind the two other cars. When she turned left, she just made it past the two mustangs in the first 2 lanes and then as soon as she got in front of the third lane *bang* there's the camaro.

 

[Landroval]

It's amazing that they don't even feel bad and have the nerve to say things like that. Like this drunk police officer who killed a young woman a few years ago and sued her family :| To make excuses is just ...disgusting... they are all murderers.

 

[her209]

Reminds me of luvya.

 

[PhlashFoto]

What scumbags.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Landroval
It's amazing that they don't even feel bad and have the nerve to say things like that. Like this drunk police officer who killed a young woman a few years ago and sued her family :| To make excuses is just ...disgusting... they are all murderers.

I have to agree with you.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Landroval
It's amazing that they don't even feel bad and have the nerve to say things like that. Like this drunk police officer who killed a young woman a few years ago and sued her family :| To make excuses is just ...disgusting... they are all murderers.

Really?! Link!

Originally posted by: ELopes580
What scumbags.

Yeah:|

 

[Shawn]

:|

 

[Amplifier]

All I can say is... this

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Amplifier
All I can say is... this

That doesn't make me feel better

 

[Lonyo]

So if the same thing had happened, and they hadn't been racing, what then?

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Stefan
Now my question is, why can't the drivers of all 3 cars be harged with reckless driving causing death, as opposed to only the person driving the car that hit the woman?

Because only the guy that hit the woman caused a death, and the drivers of the two other cars didn't?

Why should it matter that one car missed the womans car by and inch and the other hit her? They all were racing, they should all be charged with the womans death.

They all were RACING. They have all been charged with racing.

Only one car collided with the woman, therefore, only one driver has been charged with killing her.

How fvcking hard is that to understand?

If people are charged with muder when thier cars DON'T HIT other cars while racing, rthen I guess you think every street racer in the world should be charged with murder every time someone, anywhere in the world dies due to street racing?

I mean, if you can be charged with murder when your car doesn't hit the deceased person's car, what difference does it make if you missed by a foot, or a mile, or a continent, or a timespan of a month or two? They all missed, just the same, right?

 

sad

 

[DaFOBulous1]

They are fvcking idiots. He thinks his friend got mistreated by getting called a$$hole? Does he forget his friend KILLED a person. The witness should go for jail just for being an retard.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Fvcking ricers.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Stefan
Now my question is, why can't the drivers of all 3 cars be harged with reckless driving causing death, as opposed to only the person driving the car that hit the woman?

Because only the guy that hit the woman caused a death, and the drivers of the two other cars didn't?

Why should it matter that one car missed the womans car by and inch and the other hit her? They all were racing, they should all be charged with the womans death.

They all were RACING. They have all been charged with racing.

Only one car collided with the woman, therefore, only one driver has been charged with killing her.

How fvcking hard is that to understand?

If people are charged with muder when thier cars DON'T HIT other cars while racing, rthen I guess you think every street racer in the world should be charged with murder every time someone, anywhere in the world dies due to street racing?

I mean, if you can be charged with murder when your car doesn't hit the deceased person's car, what difference does it make if you missed by a foot, or a mile, or a continent, or a timespan of a month or two? They all missed, just the same, right?

I agree.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Shawn
:|

 

[aidanjm]

wonder if luvya was involved in this, somehow

 

[jalaram]

Ahh, the old adage. When in doubt, blame the victim. She obviously should've been looking out for racers when merging onto the street.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: jalaram
Ahh, the old adage. When in doubt, blame the victim. She obviously should've been looking out for racers when merging onto the street.

Did she turn from a sidestreet in front of them?

The rule about turning is to proceed when safe, no?

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Stefan
Now my question is, why can't the drivers of all 3 cars be harged with reckless driving causing death, as opposed to only the person driving the car that hit the woman?

Because only the guy that hit the woman caused a death, and the drivers of the two other cars didn't?

Why should it matter that one car missed the womans car by and inch and the other hit her? They all were racing, they should all be charged with the womans death.

They all were RACING. They have all been charged with racing.

Only one car collided with the woman, therefore, only one driver has been charged with killing her.

How fvcking hard is that to understand?

If people are charged with muder when thier cars DON'T HIT other cars while racing, rthen I guess you think every street racer in the world should be charged with murder every time someone, anywhere in the world dies due to street racing?

I mean, if you can be charged with murder when your car doesn't hit the deceased person's car, what difference does it make if you missed by a foot, or a mile, or a continent, or a timespan of a month or two? They all missed, just the same, right?

So if me and a friend take a loaded gun out on the street and shoot at a bunch of times and one person one person comes around the corner, and the only bullet that hits is my friends, he's the only one who should be charged with murder?

That frame of thought is beyond retarded.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: Stefan

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Stefan
Now my question is, why can't the drivers of all 3 cars be harged with reckless driving causing death, as opposed to only the person driving the car that hit the woman?

Because only the guy that hit the woman caused a death, and the drivers of the two other cars didn't?

Why should it matter that one car missed the womans car by and inch and the other hit her? They all were racing, they should all be charged with the womans death.

They all were RACING. They have all been charged with racing.

Only one car collided with the woman, therefore, only one driver has been charged with killing her.

How fvcking hard is that to understand?

If people are charged with muder when thier cars DON'T HIT other cars while racing, rthen I guess you think every street racer in the world should be charged with murder every time someone, anywhere in the world dies due to street racing?

I mean, if you can be charged with murder when your car doesn't hit the deceased person's car, what difference does it make if you missed by a foot, or a mile, or a continent, or a timespan of a month or two? They all missed, just the same, right?

So if me and a friend take a loaded gun out on the street and shoot at a bunch of times and one person one person comes around the corner, and the only bullet that hits is my friends, he's the only one who should be charged with murder?

That frame of thought is beyond retarded.

Yes, I agree.

In fact, they could have started a 20-car pileup so they should all be charged with 30 or 40 deaths...also, one count of child molestation.

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: Stefan

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Stefan
Now my question is, why can't the drivers of all 3 cars be harged with reckless driving causing death, as opposed to only the person driving the car that hit the woman?

Because only the guy that hit the woman caused a death, and the drivers of the two other cars didn't?

Why should it matter that one car missed the womans car by and inch and the other hit her? They all were racing, they should all be charged with the womans death.

They all were RACING. They have all been charged with racing.

Only one car collided with the woman, therefore, only one driver has been charged with killing her.

How fvcking hard is that to understand?

If people are charged with muder when thier cars DON'T HIT other cars while racing, rthen I guess you think every street racer in the world should be charged with murder every time someone, anywhere in the world dies due to street racing?

I mean, if you can be charged with murder when your car doesn't hit the deceased person's car, what difference does it make if you missed by a foot, or a mile, or a continent, or a timespan of a month or two? They all missed, just the same, right?

So if me and a friend take a loaded gun out on the street and shoot at a bunch of times and one person one person comes around the corner, and the only bullet that hits is my friends, he's the only one who should be charged with murder?

That frame of thought is beyond retarded.

Yes, I agree.

In fact, they could have started a 20-car pileup so they should all be charged with 30 or 40 deaths...also, one count of child molestation.

yeah no kidding.. lol

 

[Apathetic]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Stefan
Now my question is, why can't the drivers of all 3 cars be harged with reckless driving causing death, as opposed to only the person driving the car that hit the woman?

Because only the guy that hit the woman caused a death, and the drivers of the two other cars didn't?

Why should it matter that one car missed the womans car by and inch and the other hit her? They all were racing, they should all be charged with the womans death.

They all were RACING. They have all been charged with racing.

Only one car collided with the woman, therefore, only one driver has been charged with killing her.

How fvcking hard is that to understand?

If people are charged with muder when thier cars DON'T HIT other cars while racing, rthen I guess you think every street racer in the world should be charged with murder every time someone, anywhere in the world dies due to street racing?

I mean, if you can be charged with murder when your car doesn't hit the deceased person's car, what difference does it make if you missed by a foot, or a mile, or a continent, or a timespan of a month or two? They all missed, just the same, right?

I have to disagree with you here. The accident is a direct result of the race so, in my opinion, ALL the drivers who were racing are to blame. Granted the one who accually hit and killed the woman bears a larger share of the blame. At the very least, the other drivers should have their cars siezed and their licences revoked for many many years.

Dave

 

[Syrch]

scum

 

[rh71]

Indeed they are scumbags for claiming this after how it happened and who did the deed, though there's a real chance the deceased advanced her car when she shouldn't have. It happens all too often on local roads even without speeders. I don't know if it's their inability to decipher distance/speed... it's frustrating at times.