Crosswalk paint won't stop a dangerous driver...

A 19 year old woman was just killed by a 26 year old man in Henderson, Nevada.  The woman was walking across a crosswalk on Boulder Highway and Corn Street when the man, driving on a revoked driver’s license, struck and killed her according to the August 18, 2012 Las Vegas Review Journal. 

Following the fatal accident, "Henderson police arrested Ricky J. Bonilla, 26, of Las Vegas, on a charge of driving with a revoked license, which was revoked for a previous conviction of driving while intoxicated."

This news report tells us several things, including that crosswalk paint will not stop inattentive driving from killing someone.  It also tells us that drivers are driving when they should not be and frequently fail to yield to pedestrians and bicyclists.  One question we are left with is whether the driver had insurance or assets sufficient to pay the woman's family for her wrongful death?  The answer is, probably not. Another question is whether this man will be punished appropriately for killing someone while driving on a revoked license and ignoring a crosswalk?

According to the article, this was the 13th automobile fatality in Henderson so far this year, making it on average of more than one per month.  Henderson police officers will probably be on heightened watch for people violating pedestrian right of way laws as well as drivers driving on revoked licenses.  Be on notice.

If you have been charged or arrested with violating the law, contact a criminal defense attorney immediately.

Remember, for misdemeanor crimes, you will not get a court appointed public defender.  If you want a criminal defense attorney to represent your interests, you will have to hire one in private practice.