The grieving parents of a 7-year-old child who died hours after being hit by a car were charged with involuntary manslaughter after allowing him and his brother, 10, to walk home unaccompanied by an adult from a nearby grocery store.

  • Saleh@feddit.org
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    5 days ago

    During my driving lessons in Germany i learned that you always have to slow down around kids. Kids are unpredictable. Kids do not pay attention all the time. Kids struggle with estimating distances and speeds of cars coming your way.

    Unless the case is something like “Kids jumped from a bridge right in front of your car.” There is no way that the driver couldn’t have done something to prevent the accident or at least form it being a fatal accident.

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      5 days ago

      Indeed. Even so much as, if you have small kids neighbours, check under the car before moving it.