[DVBC] Driver drops bid to sue family of boy he killed

[Dave Hartrum]

I had read the original story yesterday about the driver filing charges.
I couldn't believe he was not found guilty of something related to the accident.
His actions were just not human.

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Dave Hartrum
dhartrum at mac.com

 
On Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 11:28AM, "Robert J Young" <ryoung at mlea.com> wrote:
>All I can say is....wow! And I thought we had some callous car drivers here
>in the US!
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>Driver drops bid to sue family of boy he killed
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>Story Highlights 
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>*          Spaniard withdraws lawsuit against the family of a boy he struck
>and killed
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>*          Tomas Delgado had filed a suit, saying collision had also damaged
>his car
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>*          News of the case sparked outrage in Spain and deep sympathy for
>the parents
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>HARO, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanish businessman withdrew a controversial lawsuit
>Wednesday against the family of a teenage boy he struck and killed while
>driving a luxury car.
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>Tomas Delgado had filed a suit asking the dead boy's parents to pay him
>&euro20,000 ($29,400) on the grounds that the collision that killed their
>teenage son also damaged his Audi A-8.
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>News of the case sparked outrage in Spain and generated deep sympathy for
>the parents of 17-year-old Enaitz Iriondo Trinidad. He was riding his
>bicycle home to a campground when Delgado's car hit and killed him in August
>2004.
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>Hundreds of people descended on a courthouse in northern Spain in a show of
>support for the boy's parents Wednesday. They broke into applause when word
>came that Delgado had dropped the suit.
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>The businessman had insisted in a recent television interview that he was a
>victim, too. He was not present for a court hearing Wednesday. His lawyer
>told the court that Delgado felt that the extensive publicity amounted to a
>public lynching.
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>Outside the courthouse, the boy's father -- Antonio Iriondo -- told CNN he
>was content with the decision. Yet he also said his family will explore the
>possibility of criminal charges against the man.
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>"This is just the beginning," the father said.
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>His son was killed as he cycled back from a nearby village to a campground
>where his family was vacationing.
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>Iriondo Trinidad's father told CNN he heard the screeching of the car from
>the campgrounds. The teen was struck from behind and dragged 106 meters (347
>feet) along the rural highway, the father said.
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>A traffic report said Delgado was traveling 113 km per hour (70 mph) in an
>area where the speed limit is 90 km (55 mph). An independent expert hired by
>Trinidad's family said Delgado was going 173 km per hour (107 mph).
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>Shortly after the collision, a judge dismissed criminal charges against
>Delgado after concluding that he had committed no criminal infraction, the
>Spanish newspaper El Pais reported.
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>The teen's mother, Rosa, told the newspaper that the family was given three
>days to appeal the judge's ruling, but they were too distraught to pursue
>it. She also told the newspaper that her family's lawyer advised her and her
>husband not to pursue criminal charges.
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>After the collision, Delgado's insurance company paid the family &euro33,000
>($48,500).
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>Two years after the wreck, Delgado sued the family for damages to his car
>and for car rental costs.
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>The boy's mother told CNN before the hearing that she was indignant that the
>driver would seek damages after killing her son.
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>A local prosecutor told reporters that he would take a second look at the
>case to see whether authorities can file fresh charges against Delgado.
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>Find this article at: 
>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/30/spain.luxury.car/index.html?eref=
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