Felony? Naw... Not if you manage finances.

**QuickLightning** · 11-06-10, 11:33 AM

Alleged hit-and-run driver may not face felony | VailDaily.com

Hit-and-run with a victim sustaining pretty severe injuries. Yet the defendant will not have to deal with a felony charge because it would hurt his career.

Bullshit.

**Toker** · 11-09-10, 10:30 AM

Wow....

“Mr. Erzinger struck me, fled and left me for dead on the highway,” Milo wrote. “Neither his financial prominence nor my financial situation should be factors in your prosecution of this case.”

Amen.

I'm at a loss for words.

**BigHub** · 11-09-10, 10:32 AM

So am I... That's pretty fucked up.

**Toker** · 11-09-10, 11:28 AM

did they sanitize the guy's handcuffs at least before taking him in for questioning? Sickening to think how many poor wrists they may have been on.

**Rawr** · 11-09-10, 12:49 PM

So managing someone's portfolio when they already have oodles of money is way more important than someone who does liver transplants? Good to know I chose the right major....

**~~hawgballs~~** · 11-09-10, 04:23 PM

This is sad and disgusting.......

**Thorsen** · 11-09-10, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by hawgballs

This is sad and disgusting.......

Absolutely. Even considering letting someone off for a reason like that is pure abomination.

**Kraker Jak** · 11-10-10, 05:26 PM

Welcome to the United States Court System...

Google Mens Rea...

Erzinger told police he was unaware he had hit Milo, court documents say.

When Avon police arrived he was putting a broken side mirror and a bumper in his trunk, court record say.

Meanwhile another motorist, Steven Lay of Eagle, stopped to help Milo and called 911.

Court records say prosecutors expressed skepticism to Milo at a suggestion by Erzinger's defense attorneys that Erzinger might have unknowingly suffered from sleep apnea, and that might have made him caused him to fall asleep at the wheel and hit Milo.

The original complaint included a felony count against Erzinger for causing serious bodily injury. Deputy DA Mark Brostrom is prosecuting the case and Milo says in court documents that Brostrom called Erzinger's July 3 actions “egregious.” Prosecutors pleaded the case down to a misdemeanor later in the summer, then in August told Milo and his attorneys that Erzinger would face a felony charge, Haddon wrote.

Seems to be a common, strong defense in these types of cases. It looks like it is getting pleaded down, but he is still going to monetarily pay for his damages.