Obviously, a black man in a low wage job, the sole support for his family, would also get this deal.
A financial manager for wealthy clients will not face charges for a hit-and-run because it could jeopardise his job, it has been revealed.
Martin Joel Erzinger, 52, was set to face felony charges for running over a doctor who he hit from behind in his 2010 Mercedes Benz, and then speeding off.
But now he will simply face two misdemeanour traffic charges from the July 3 incident in Eagle, Colorado.
His victim, Dr Steven Milo, 34, is meanwhile facing ‘a lifetime of pain’ from his injuries.
But prosecutors claim the decision is theirs to make.
‘Felony convictions have some pretty serious job implications for someone in Mr. Erzinger’s profession, and that entered into it,’ he said.
#20 – focus? you’re asking me to focus? I’m supposed to be working right now and I’m listening to a pod-cast, downloading pr0n and posting this nonsense all at the same time.
Now that I think about, I should probably pull over.
chuck–hah, hah. Well done. A girlfriend of mine gets pissed when I hang up on her for talking on her cellphone to me while driving her car.
“Just thinking of you sweetie and the kiddies you are going to plow into.”
#20 said: “In essence: what is the higher value: restitution for the victim or punishment for the guilty??”
He is a billion dollar fund manager. He already has the ability to pay restitution to the victim and more than likely a lot of it. Not to mention what ever his auto policy is willing to pay. Dr. Milo can have both.
I would submit that Martin Erzinger is probably already in the process of hiding his money and his assets and that he is also working out a way to protect his future earnings. He is a billion dollar fund manager after all.
In the end, Martin Erzinger is going to get off relatively scott free and Dr. Milo is probably going to get boned again.
The DA involved, Mark Hurlbert, is from the Fifth Judical District in Colorado. He is not the DA in Denver.
DrPiker==can you edit your post to stop talking out of both sides of your mouth?
Which is better: agreed to restitution or litigation you can lose? “In this case” you are assuming a lot of what would be contested facts if it were to be litigated.
Hard to stay relevant/on point isn’t it???
Yea, verily.
I never thought I would say this but there is a place for a “hit man” in our society.Kill the banker!
People who are rich get away more in our over-litigious society. Still, this guy should have been prosecuted within an inch of his life by all available evidence. This is a sign of the times created by Shrub-ite neocons where the $ is all-mighty and if you don’t have some, you’re not worth anything.
Someone was defending the Chicago School of Economics recently on this forum. Fool. They are a tool of the rich that have ruined each and every economy they have touted “free market” trickle down to. This guy got rich doing the same thing and now has the money to flout any laws. So, yes, we do have neocons to blame for this in a very real sense.
The prosecutor gave the victim and his lawyer less than one day to respond. This is also the same guy who was the prosecutor for the Kobe Bryant rape case.
However, if the cyclist was caught with two joints in his pocket he’d be put away.
And what has this “A financial manager for wealthy clients” learned?
It’s great to be living in a banana republic where money buys “justice” and plenty of “get out of jail” cards.
“A financial manager for wealthy clients” hit a doctor (a person who saves lives) from behind … then speeding off,… hum? Sounds like a classic hit and run!
Make you wonder who these “wealthy clients” are; maybe the prosecutors are one of these “wealthy clients”?
If “google maps/Highway 6, Eagle, CO” is about where the accident occurred, then the Doc was riding a bicycle on a state highway which usually have a speed limit of 55 mph. I wonder if the county prosecutor saw the criminal prosecution as potentially difficult and used the civil cause to side step it.
This is more a case of media spin than the rich getting away with things, the class five felony he could have made a plea for would have dropped off his record if he satisfied certain conditions, since there was no alcohol or drugs involved the conditions would have been restitution and good behavior, the district attorney made the decision to go with two misdemeanors that would remain on his record, carry up to a year in prison and restitution to the victim.
Too big to jail?
So if you don’t have enough money to pay for restitution you should go to jail?
That sure is handy.
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He learned from Congress, where they decided Timothy Geithner’s job as Treasury Secretary was too important to deal with his tax cheating.
You can also run into people with impunity if afterward you stop immediately and report the accident. Hit and run is the worse you can do. If you are not drunk and have insurance you probably won’t go to jail.
Hmm, he hit the doctor, stopped to call in a repair to his bumper, then claims he didn’t know he hit anyone?
Bey Bobbo, if a wealthy banker wants to run over you, which brand or model would you prefer?