Tuesday, July 22, 2014

RECKLESS BICYCLE DRIVING

By Bob Walsh

PACOVILLA Corrections blog
July 21, 2014

A California appeals court has upheld the conviction of a San Francisco man who was convicted of felony reckless driving for the operation of a bicycle that resulted in the death of a pedestrian.

Craig Bucchere, 37, a soft-ware engineer, is said to have blown through three red lights on March 29 of 2012 before running down Sutchi Jui, 71, of San Bruno in a crosswalk at Castro and Market. Depending on who you ask the light was either yellow or red when Bucchere entered the intersection.

Bucchere pleaded guilty to a felony before trial. He had no previous criminal record and got three years of probation and 1,000 hours of community service.

A similar case that is going through the system is a man driving a bicycle with the brakes removed who was also stinking drunk who ran down and seriously injured a pedestrian in Los Angeles.

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