SNOW HILL – Following last week’s conviction of a Maryland man of homicide while driving impaired, the victim’s family released a statement expressing relief for the guilty verdict while admitting, “justice can never and will never be served.”
In June, the grand jury indicted Stanley Faison, 51, of Waldorf, on multiple felony counts including homicide by motor vehicle while impaired, negligent homicide by motor vehicle and other traffic-related charges. Faison was the driver in a pedestrian-vehicle collision in Ocean City back on May 21 when he struck and ultimately killed J.R. Ednie, 23, of Manassas, Va.
Around 2:25 a.m. on May 21, Ocean City Police and EMS responded to a reported pedestrian-vehicle collision at 45thStreet and Coastal Highway. The investigation revealed Ednie was attempting to cross Coastal Highway from west to east when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle traveling northbound driven by Faison. According to police reports, Ednie was not using a crosswalk at the time of the collision.
Lifesaving efforts were initiated by bystanders at the scene and continued by Ocean City Police and EMS. The victim was then transported to Atlantic General Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Faison was arrested and charged initially with driving under the influence and multiple traffic-related charges. He was indicted by the grand jury about a month later.
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I am not defending the drunk driver by no means, but they failed to mention the BAC of the victim. Why was the victim not using the crosswalk? How does a sober person get hit by a car in Ocean City crossing the highway when it's up to them to look both ways to make sure it is safe to cross. That is one reason they have crosswalks. The story also failed to mention how many pedestrian fatalities were caused by intoxicated pedestrians. What bar did this young adult walk out of? If this guy was struck by a sober driver the media would have been all over the victim being intoxicated at the time.
ReplyDeleteThe driver's attorney didn't do his due diligence.