Comments on: One Dead, Two Stories

By: Ms. PH

Ms. PH — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:39:20 +0000

To clarify, what I was saying is, if they have the evidence, why just “consider” charges. I have heard no evidence of the results of any testing – just speculation. If she was drunk, charge her. If she was high, charge her.

What the State Attorney’s Office is doing is tainting the jury pool. Instead of coming right out and saying they are going to charge her because they have the evidence she is guilty of a crime, they are hinting she is guilty of the crime so everyone anywhere near Peoria County will take it as the gods-truth that she was drunk. (The government wouldn’t lie, would it?) They are flooding the media with pure speculation – no actual evidence has been given. They want the public flogging to start before they have to go through the technical act of charging her – it makes the charging that much easier.

What the State Attorney’s Office is doing is looking for an easy stat. No defendant is going to choose to go to trial after the public bashing has already taken place and the public (who is the jury pool) decides she is guilty. Therefore, it is more likely the defendant will plead guilty. Easy case, easy stat for their office. They could even put the newbie prosecutor on the case.

The Journal Star is reporting it because the State Attorney’s Office told them to print it. I’m not saying the report is wrong. I am saying it is irresponsible.

By: Hula Monkey

Hula Monkey — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:02:33 +0000

The Journal Star is now reporting that the labs said she was on drugs not alcohol. It also said that all four tires were intact and one the vehicle.
http://www.pjstar.com/php/index.php?/news/peoria_autopsy_shows_toddler_died_of_head_neck_injuries/

By: Pammy

Pammy — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:49:43 +0000

The thing is, blood alcohol levels can be determined in a matter of minutes in a hospital lab. They can also do most drug screen pretty fast, too. And from my understanding, the mom was taken to the hospital. If there was any suspicion of alcohol at all, the cops would have asked that the BA be drawn. They’d have gotten the results right then.

If she is, indeed, being charged with DUI…and I can’t possibly think of a reason the PJS would just pull that outa nowhere…there’s probably a pretty good reason for it.

By: My darling child is innocent … despite evidence to the contrary | Peoria Pundits

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:34:03 +0000

[...] PeoriaIllinoisan is all over the case of the woman who is accused of driving under the influence and getting into a traffic accident that took the life of her small child, who was apparently unrestrained in the vehicle. [...]

By: Hula Monkey

Hula Monkey — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:34:46 +0000

My friend is the mothers former neighbor. She said that is highly likely she was either drunk or under the influence of drugs. She spent her days drunk or strung out. She was no stranger to the police either. They were called to her residence for fights with neighbors and her boyfriend frequently. I have no idea if she was drunk or not. All I know is that if she was she will have to live with her actions for the rest of her life if she was drunk.

By: Ms. PH

Ms. PH — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:29:37 +0000

WEEK is also reporting the mother is facing DUI charges this morning.

Aside from the sadness of this accident, it is SO irresponsible for the State’s Attorney’s office to consider filing DUI charges BEFORE getting the toxicology results. How about waiting for some evidence? How about letting a mother grieve before ruining her life even further, even if she was the cause of the child’s death? What ever happened the presumption of innocence?