jppe

Some of you read my posts earlier this year about Robert Jordan. He is my sister’s brother in law and was hit while riding home from his business. Here’s a news clip.

Robert Jordan has a Thanksgiving clip by a Fox 8 Newscaster this week.
https://myfox8.com/2019/11/27/piedmo...m-hit-and-run/

TakingMyTime

In one video the patch is on his right eye and in the other clip it is on the left eye(?) Regardless, It's good to hear that he's doing better.

JohnDThompson 

Alternating eye patching is sometimes used after traumatic brain injury to accommodate vision problems.

TakingMyTime

I was figuring it was probably something like that. Good to know for sure.

John E

I am sure my fellow BFers join me in rooting for him. This sort of cr@p could happen to any one of us any time.

We recently lost a local mountain bicycling enthusiast to a hit-and-run on the road leading to the trail. The good news is that they found the driver, who has a history of DUI and parole violation. Maybe a judge will have the guts to throw the book at him this time.

The only thing worse than a drunk driver is a hit-and-run coward.

Steve B.

A lot of drunk drivers have it figured out to not stop. The penalties for DWI/DUI are far more severe than hit and run. I think some state legislatures are getting wise to this problem and we may start to see significantly increased penalties for leaving the scene.

OTOH, it’s seems every week I read about some motorist pulled over where they discover no valid license and many multiple suspensions. I think one guy this year it was 35 and I was completely puzzled that anybody could accumulate that and not be behind bars.

canklecat

A little off track, but it doesn't surprise me anymore that people get away with driving while intoxicated multiple times. One of my distant cousins is a repeat offender, and a quick search just now showed he's been busted again since the last time I checked. He's been to court ordered lockup rehab more than once. Doesn't do any good. By this point he has brain damage from a lifetime of alcohol abuse, including drinking mouthwash and anything else he could find, and from concussions from assaults, wrecks and passing out drunk.

In his case the courts tend to let him off relatively lightly because he's a skilled tradesman, hard worker and has a dysfunctional family of parasites to support, including an ex-wife who's primary occupation is taking his money to the casinos. I suspect the judges are sympathetic because they have similar issues in their own extended families.

It's a wonder he hasn't killed himself or anyone else in wrecks. I suppose that's what it'll take to eventually put him away permanently. Meanwhile there are probably thousands of people just like him out there prowling the roads, accidents looking for a place to happen.

To be honest, society would be better off with these hopeless abusers in prison for life. It doesn't do any good to ban them from driving. They'll just get another vehicle and keep driving even without a license, registration or insurance. And in many parts of the country it's the only efficient way to get around to work. That's what makes it so tricky. Many of these people do still work. I suppose a mandatory victim restitution program might be appealing to some folks, but that would require some sort of hybrid confinement/work program that would be in the gray zone of indentured servitude, like the notorious Southern prison farms.

Imprisoning repeat offenders would mean supporting their families thought taxpayer assistance programs. We already do that. But it should include mandatory counseling, therapy and routine checkups to try to steer the families in a healthier direction. Because that cousin's entire family has suffered the same afflictions and are in the process of passing their dysfunction along to the next generation... and the next as they have similarly dysfunctional grandkids and great grandkids. I detached myself from any contact with that entire side of the family more than 10 years ago. Even the "healthy" ones are mostly enablers. Same old story.

I don't know what the answer is but what we're doing now isn't working.

Kabuki12

I remember this story. I am glad he is doing so well. Miracles happen and this is living proof. I think I read somewhere (if this is the same incident) that the driver was caught. I am not sure, Joe

Biker395 

This x10

jppe

He was arrested and is out of jail on bail.

John E

Would have been a happier ending if he were still locked up.

rumrunn6

here's wishing him continued recovery

Moe Zhoost

Thanks for posting this wonderful update.

Doc_Wui

I don't check out the 50+ forum much, and the last time I was here, I heard about the hit and run on Mr. Jordon. So on this subsequent visit, I am glad it's worked out so far for the better.