Siesta Key Tragedy 1-15-12

As many of you already know, a lady was killed on Siesta Key by a drunk driver. Her injured dog was found and rescued from the bay by a kayaker. The 22 year old drunk driver was fleeing the scene of a collision with a pickup truck at speeds approaching 80-90 miles per hour. His car first struck a light pole and then the lady. What you will not read in the paper is that the lady was struck so hard that body parts were recovered some distance from the body. I will not go into further detail about that, nor do I intend to rehash the driver's encounter with police officers at the pavilion prior to the crash. The papers have covered it fairly and in sufficient detail. I would like to suggest, however, that the word "accident" should not be used to describe what this piece of human sewage did to this mother and wife. Calling it an "inevitable" might be a little closer, but too harsh. I read that the jerk broke at least 9 different laws. The only solution offered by the surrounding residents? Lower the speed limit from 40 to 30 mile per hour. Sure, that should make it all better.