Tyler White is a stand out as a criminal in every possible way, starting with his going 134 miles per hour in a 35 per hour zone. However, he did not stop with that distinction . . . or its tragic consequences.
White’s Dodge Challenger hit Ariel Berryman’s Toyota Prius in Colorado. Her car then hit an Acura and then collided with a cement barrier. White sped into a street light and then a Volkswagen, which hit a fence and a Dodge van.
White was later found after two fishermen reported he was naked and dancing on a statue in the middle of the lake.
Police say that he confessed and said that he was just being stupid. Murder is a tad more than a charge of stupidity.
‘Merica needs to straighten up! Hopefully more laws will be passed to safeguard the security and sanity of our fellow citizens.
Classic case of affluenza…
Let ‘m go, sell him another muscle car, put nine inch nails on the steering wheel and inside the airbag. Problem solved.
Why the heck was he naked, dancing on a statue? Was he speeding while DUI? The poor family of the victim must be completely devastated.
Jigga Boo !!!!! DMD
/sarc on/ OFF WITH HIS HEAD! /sarc-off/
I looked up the victim. She was a 28 year old woman. Her name was Ariel Berryman. Here is a link to her obituary, where there is also a picture of her:
http://www.pipkinbraswell.com/obituary/Ariel-Mariah-Berryman/Denver-CO/1661851
and here is an excerpt:
Sooo, while Tyler got his drink on, or his drug on, whatever, this was the price.
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Squeeky, I have to agree with you here. A talented and promising woman, snuffed out by an idiot.
I can’t believe bail was initially set at just $25,000 and conversely that first-degree murder was charged. The latter would mean the county prosecutor thinks they can prove he was trying to hit other drivers. Maybe the first-degree murder count was to increase bail.
The accelerator was stuck.
Vehicular manslaughter?
Sounds like he confessed to acting stupidly but without intent to do harm. Murder seems a bit harsh; what if his desire was to be the next black President?
At these speeds, cars keep going and going and going after the driver loses control. The untrained driver has no clue of this fact and drives as if he was doing 40. Driving at this speed on open highways requires planning of what’s ahead–you need to map out decisions and anticipate what is happening a half mile ahead. Cars also handle differently and every influencing factor, ones that are hardly noticeable at normal speeds, become critical in importance.
In a 35 mph zone, a typical zone that is, it is impossible to react at 134 mph if others or objects are present. A vehicle travelling 134 miles per hour travels 196.53 feet per second. At a reaction speed of 1.5 seconds, the car will travel nearly the length of a football field before any change in speed or direction can occur from driver input.
Tragic the victim lost her life. It is often the innocents who suffer the most.
The wrong genes were removed from the gene pool.