$7M civil lawsuit filed in Bay Bridge crash

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Irresponsible - 2009-06-21 08:03:51

Mr. Short was a professional driver, and Ms. Baldwin was not. She made a critical mistake when she got behind the wheel of that car and made the decision to drive. Mr. Short would never have made that trip if he were that tired or drinking alcohol prior, for that matter ! If the shoe were on the other foot, and Mr. Short had killed Ms. Baldwin, he would be sitting in jail, facing huge fines and an even bigger than $7 million lawsuit. It's an insult and a slap in the face of the Short family to allow this immature young lady to get away with a small fine and no real repercussions other than replacing her totaled car so she can drive again. Mr. Short is not able to go home and enjoy his family... he's busy taking a dirt nap. My support and condolences go out to the Short family and I sincerely hope the MD legislature reforms some of these legal loopholes that allow this kind of injustice to occur !

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STOP IT! - 2009-06-18 22:20:42

Stop the nonsense - can you please stop this silly back and forth arguing via these posts and leave it for more important posts.

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The Law - 2009-06-18 16:48:56

William Cooke gives a good explanation of the law in this instance. The problem is that the laws are too lenient. Of course Miss Baldwin didn't mean to kill Mr. Short. However, it's simply not acceptable for her to be allowed to just pay $470 and not even have to appear in a court of law after her actions resulted in someone's death. She should have at least been sentenced by a judge to a public speaking circuit about what can happen to people who drive when they shouldn't. TIRED OR DRUNK! No matter what the charge, if someone dies, the accused needs to answer on the record in a court of law. Not just be allowed to send in a check to cover the fines.

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F BRALMAN - 2009-06-18 16:48:40

Yea Thanks, I kinda figured that out people like that need to be banned from these sites.

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Reggie - 2009-06-18 16:34:50

"Reggie" is just a professional "Button Pusher" that used the name Tina Schubbie until that account was cancelled. This person is using this forum to outrage and upset people for a thrill. Don't play into it.

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GARY R - 2009-06-18 14:37:42

WOW!!... YOUR KARMA IS BAD TOO YOU MUST HAVE GONE TO THE SAME SCHOOL AS WELL !!!

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A. Brown - 2009-06-18 13:57:57

I love it when people who can't spell tell others to get an education.

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RE:argumentum ad hominem - 2009-06-18 08:12:18

Thanks, keepin in real brotha also why is you Karma terrible is this because of limited education for yourself awwww, i"m feelin ya terrible thang isn't it ?

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argumentum ad hominem - 2009-06-18 08:05:00

A. Brown,

Your frustration is understandable my friend.

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RE:T & REGGIE"S COMMENTS - 2009-06-18 08:00:01

It is plain to see that you both live in poverty ( section 8 ) which is what you all call THE HOOD wow that's why they are starting to plow all them housing projects down because of people like you, GET A JOB and an education you don't seem to have one due to the way you speek !!

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manslaughter - 2009-06-18 07:25:41

to the person who wrote:
"Could somebody please explain to me how someone under 21 could have ANY measurable BAC and still be considered legal?"

It may not be legal, but it is not enough to charge her with a death. You still need to show criminal negligence or at the very least that she was negligent and impaired by alcohol in some way. It is simply not enough to say that she had some alcohol in her system, was driving, and that someone died.

I hope that helps.

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Pictures - 2009-06-18 07:02:14

The argument that Miss Baldwin was drinking and driving is not being disputed. The pictures provided by the lawyer to the newspaper were apparently available because Miss Baldwin posted them on her My Space account. They do not prove negligence in this specific incident, however, it is her mistake that they were available to be published. Anyone using a social network should use careful thought before they post any information or pictures.

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Word Ninja - 2009-06-18 01:05:45

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY does the straw man argument better than Reggie. And, God help me, I love a button-pusher. Reggie rules. I'm sorry, but it's true.

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Candy Lynn Baldwin, 19 - 2009-06-17 21:04:27

I thought the minimum legal drinking age in Maryland was 21.

Yet "...prosecutors decided not to charge Baldwin ... with auto manslaughter, since her blood-alcohol content was below the state's legal limit for drunken driving".

Could somebody please explain to me how someone under 21 could have ANY measurable BAC and still be considered legal?

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reggie - 2009-06-17 20:08:07

What if this drunk girl was driving through your section 8 home? She would have been car jacked before she could kill someone. Problem solved. Move all section 8 housing, your home included RegiTina, to the bridge! Sorry just had to create an argument just as asinine as yours TinaReggie. Everyone help Reg move!

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racism again (oops) - 2009-06-17 20:08:00

"ypu people are rushing to defend the use of this incriminating picture" should have said "condemn the use of this incriminationating..." Racist attitude ? absolutely, you people see this as an accident and it is and manslaughter is an accident too. Yet you rush to the white criminals side and defend her level of drunkenness when any alchohol consuption by her ( 19) is criminal . That makes her truly a criminal and as you people like to say an' animal'.

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Racism??? - 2009-06-17 19:30:42

What does racism have to do with someone who was drinking and driving?? I dont care if she (or he) is purple with pink polka dots, the point is she caused and accident that killed a person. PERSON who's RACE does not matter.

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racism again - 2009-06-17 19:19:49

ypu people are rushing to defend the use of this incriminating picture in conjunction with the story. She was 19, she had alchohol in her system --fact. This in and of itself is proof that this woman is a criminal in that she was involved in consuming alchohol--it goes to character, don't you agree. What if this girl was african american ? Would you people still rush to her defense or call her an animal that deserves to rot in jail --as you did in the case of the Crofton manslaughter accident. The racist mentality in this region would be funny if it weren't so pathetic. White does not make right, my friends.

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Do not forget - 2009-06-17 17:57:54

She was not charged with DUI as the photos would suggest. She was well below the limit only two hours after the wreck. Many things can be said one way or another about BAC limits and age of drinking, but the Capital is using the photos to suggest something other than the facts.

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underage drinking - 2009-06-17 17:37:11

I don't see the connection between underage drinking and drinking and driving. As noted before, I never drive over the limit, but when I was under 21 I had a few drinks. The drinking age should be abolished, or at least moved to something reasonable, like 14.

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picture - 2009-06-17 17:34:26

Lot of people, such as myself, like to drink, but don't drink and drive. You might be able to find pictures of me with alcohol, but you'll never find me behind a car wheel with a BAC over the limit.

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Capital or Inquirer? - 2009-06-17 16:42:03

I agree that drinking and driving is bad, but to link these two pictures together is nothing but conjecture and something we would see on a tabloid. What will The capital print next, Elvis' appears in Annapolis mall?

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Drinking and Driving - 2009-06-17 16:22:29

I don't care if you're 19 or 39 - NO ONE should drink and drive! Especially if you are tired and it's the middle of the night. Almost everyone in Annapolis was affected by this "invincible" young driver that day, maybe more young people can learn from her mistake. My thoughts go out to the Short family and I wish them luck.

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