MGB: Updated Kidsy story with more detail

[Brett Vito]

MGB:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2016/01/darvin-kidsy-arrested-on-alleged-hit-and-run.html/

[emmitt01]

Not looking good for him.  

 

So far we've got: 

Failure to Stop and Render Aid

False police report (stolen vehicle)

Potentially manslaughter

[rcade]

If it's a first offense and the victim survives, I think it is likely to be a much shorter sentence than some people here envision. I knew somebody back in high school who killed a young mother while drunk driving and he got less than 10 years' prison.

Edited January 16, 2016 by rcade

[MCMLXXX]

The two victims were interviewed on the local news.  Neither is in the hospital. 

[outoftown]

7 minutes ago, MCMLXXX said:

The two victims were interviewed on the local news.  Neither is in the hospital. 

That is good news for everyone involved.

[Eagle-96]

36 minutes ago, rcade said:

If it's a first offense and the victim survives, I think it is likely to be a much shorter sentence than some people here envision. I knew somebody back in high school who killed a young mother while drunk driving and he got less than 10 years' prison.

The NT Daily story from this evening has witnesses saying it looked intentional. If that's the case then it's worse than anyone thought.

[outoftown]

33 minutes ago, Eagle-96 said:

The NT Daily story from this evening has witnesses saying it looked intentional. If that's the case then it's worse than anyone thought.

That would indeed make a big difference in how to assess it.

But that feels hard to believe, what would be the motive?

 

[ChristopherRyanWilkes]

2 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

Not looking good for him.  

 

So far we've got: 

Failure to Stop and Render Aid

False police report (stolen vehicle)

Potentially manslaughter

Failure to stop at a scene of an accident involving serious injury is a class C Felony and 2-10 years. Definitely not looking good for him.

[Green P1]

3 hours ago, Eagle-96 said:

The NT Daily story from this evening has witnesses saying it looked intentional. If that's the case then it's worse than anyone thought.

A drunk driver making an irrational decision to u-turn across 3 lanes probably happens every night of the week in Denton.   Luckily their isn't always a couple pedestrians in those crosshairs.   From an onlooker's perspective that maneuver almost has to look intentional.   Not forgiving/excusing the actions he chose that night but intentional would seem to be a leap right?  

An uber from downtown/fry to pretty much anywhere in Denton is less than $5.  Threw away his life for $5. 

Edited January 16, 2016 by Green P1

[emmitt01]

14 minutes ago, Green P1 said:

A drunk driver making an irrational decision to u-turn across 3 lanes probably happens every night of the week in Denton.   Luckily their isn't always a couple pedestrians in those crosshairs.   From an onlooker's perspective that maneuver almost has to look intentional.   Not forgiving/excusing the actions he chose that night but intentional manslaughter seems to be a leap right?  

An uber from downtown/fry to pretty much anywhere in Denton is less than $5.  Threw away his life for $5. 

Manslaughter, by definition, doesn't have to be intentional...it can be reckless.  

As for the post just prior to yours, there is no such thing as a class C felony in Texas law.

Edited January 16, 2016 by emmitt01

[Green P1]

22 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

Manslaughter, by definition, doesn't have to be intentional...it can be reckless.  

As for the post just prior to yours, there is no such thing as a class C felony in Texas law.

Yea... I meant to delete manslaughter from the post after I went back and added the word "intentional." 

[eulessismore]

Well, it's just sad for all concerned, especially for those who were first hit, then left with no help by the driver.  If Kidsy is indeed the driver, we can forget about him seeing the field for UNT again, but that really pales compared to all the other consequences. 

[foutsrouts]

11 hours ago, rcade said:

If it's a first offense and the victim survives, I think it is likely to be a much shorter sentence than some people here envision. I knew somebody back in high school who killed a young mother while drunk driving and he got less than 10 years' prison.

Josh Brent and the affluenza boy basically got nothing even though there were deaths involved, but Kidsey probably isn't afflicted with affluenza, and I doubt that Jerry Jones will come running to his rescue. Sad situation all around.

[meangreenacct]

9 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

Manslaughter, by definition, doesn't have to be intentional...it can be reckless.  

As for the post just prior to yours, there is no such thing as a class C felony in Texas law.

Thought they said both victims are alive? How are we getting manslaughter?

[emmitt01]

25 minutes ago, meangreenacct said:

Thought they said both victims are alive? How are we getting manslaughter?

In one of the threads there was conjecture that one of the victims had died. 

FSRA alone will cause him some serious legal issues.

[Danish43]

FSRA: Failure to Stop & Render Aid.

[KRAM1]

I think I can sum up all this technical talk by saying simply....Kidsey is in deep do do!

 

[ChristopherRyanWilkes]

14 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

Manslaughter, by definition, doesn't have to be intentional...it can be reckless.  

As for the post just prior to yours, there is no such thing as a class C felony in Texas law.

Doi, got my wires crossed. 3rd degree felony. I knew that, I promise, I only dozed off half the time in my criminal law class. Assault is also a possibility and doesn't require intent either. 

[UNTFan23]

Jamal Marshall has also been arrested, apparently in conjunction with the incident Kidsy is involved in.  He doesn't appear to be on the online roster anymore.