Driver caught speeding a year after deadly crash
Troutman
>Tuesday, September 26, 2000
>
>Driver caught speeding a year after deadly crash
>
>By Charna Mamlok, Norwich Bulletin.
Pretty sickening that he is still driving. And speeding.
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Driver caught speeding a year after deadly crash
By Charna Mamlok, Norwich Bulletin.
Norwich- On the one year anniversary of the fatal car accident in which two
people died, one of the men charged in connection with their deaths was
stopped for speeding.
Roshun C. Jones, 21, of 64 Ayers Drive, Canterbury was stopped on Norwich
Avenue at 3:05 a.m. Saturday, going 53 mph in a 30 mph zone. He also was
charged with operating a vehicle under suspension, police said.
"I'm sickened," said Diane Cinque, mother of 12-year old Jaclyn Cinque,
who was killed in the accident last year. "Thank God this man didn't kill
someone else this September 23."
On September 23, 1999, Jones and Dennis Wailer of Voluntown allegedly
were drag racing their Ford 5.0 Mustangs on Route 12 in Plainfield, near a
section commonly called "The Flats."
Waidler's car, traveling north in the southbound lane struck an oncoming
motorcycle driven by Diane's boyfriend, Ian Cloutier. Cloutier and Jaclyn
Cinque, who was a passenger on the bike, were thrown from the motorcycle.
Cloutier was severely injured but survived the crash. Jaclyn, however, did
not.
Renee Hasbrouck, 23, of Jewett City also was killed in the accident last
year. She was a passenger in Waidler's car.
"I took it as a total disrespect when I saw that the date (Jones) was
arrested was the same exact date as the accident last year," said Diane
Cinque, who said she was outraged when she heard of the Saturday arrest.
"In my opinion, (Jones) should have a little more regard for human life,"
Cinque said. "Obviously the shock of seeing two dead bodies was not enough."
Cinque said she has spent the past year trying to piece her life back
together, but it has been difficult, especially when events keep bringing the
past back, she said.
"When is this nightmare going to be over?" she said.
Cinque also expressed her dismay with the criminal justice system that
allowed Jones to be released back into society, she said.
"It's beyond my reasoning," she said.
Cloutier, who lost a leg and the use of an arm as a result of the
accident, expressed similar concerns Monday. "I think it's appalling that a
21-year old kid could cause the death of two people and he's still out riding
around. I can't believe there's nothing the courts and police can do about
it."
Jones was not available for comment Monday. He is scheduled to appear in
Norwich Superior Court October 3, 2000, for the recent speeding charges.
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For those who wish to verify or voice their opinion (no online version
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Norwich Bulletin
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Norwich, CT 06360
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State's attorneys office
1 Courthouse Square
Norwich, CT 06360
(860) 889-5284
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My letter to the State's Attorneys office.
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Dear Sir:
I exhort you to do your best work on Mr. R.C. Jones who continues to
illegally and recklessly operate a motor vehicle after contributing to the
death of two others.
Thank you.
Johnny B
condem him for speeding. This is a sportbike NG, most of us speed every time
we ride our bikes. He should have been punished far more serverly for the
original incident, but to say, look how evil he still is, he's speeding,
does nothing to make him appear worse in my eyes. He is doing just what we
all do... granted he should not be in a vehicle at all. Although I think
they mentioned that his license was suspended, in which case this young man
should do jail time for his recent speeding ticket. He should have been
originally revoked for five to ten years with the understanding that if he
was caught driving it would mean a stay in jail.
Blame the courts more than you blame the kid, he's doing what a whole lot of
kids that age do, being irresponsible, because we have a system in place
that teaches them there are no consequences for his actions and that he has
to accept no personal responsibility.
Johnny B
Bmed221
>condem him for speeding.
The area he was speeding through was thickly settled. Yes he can be condemned
for speeding because he was displaying the same thoughtless actions that caused
the original accident. The only mitigating factor was the time of the morning.
I sent a letter to the State's attorneys office, it'd be nice if I wasn't alone
and others would join me and send a letter.
My hope is that the State's attorneys would have the balls to plea bargin this
asswipe to roll on the other guy (who actually struck the bike) and elicit a
proper punishment.
Shawn
<snip>
> Blame the courts more than you blame the kid, he's doing what a whole lot
of
> kids that age do, being irresponsible, because we have a system in place
> that teaches them there are no consequences for his actions and that he
has
> to accept no personal responsibility.
> Johnny B
I couldn't agree more!
Shawn
00 R1
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sfs
to drive any more, because they will likely speed.
sfs
Troutman <mi...@nospam.troutman.org> wrote in message
news:8FBBF366513...@209.249.185.71...
> bme...@aol.comHome.net (Bmed221) graced us with the following:
>
> >Tuesday, September 26, 2000
> >
> >Driver caught speeding a year after deadly crash
> >
> >By Charna Mamlok, Norwich Bulletin.
>
Andy Burnett
<gAoA5.122550$xg1.1...@news1.rdc1.sdca.home.com>:
>...I think any driver who is killed in a crash shouldn't be
>allowed to drive any more...
Is this what you really meant to say?
ab
David
collided with the motorcyclist. He (Jones) was just racing (admittedly
that's still breaking the law...you know, like speeding....and I'm sure that
none of the gentle readers/poster's to alt.motorcycle.sportbike ever do
that) and for whatever reason, the other 'racer' (Wailer) collided with the
rider of the motorcycle (Ian Cloutier w/passenger, 12-year old Jaclyn
Cinque). The collision resulted in the death of Jaclyn Cinque and the
passenger of Wailer's car, Renee Hasbrouck. While these untimely, needless
deaths are more than lamentable, Jones wasn't driving the car that hit
anyone. That's all we know from the news article posted. He (Jones) broke
the law by racing, did he kill these people?
Jones's violations, one year after the accident, were for 'going 53 mph in a
30 mph zone' at 3:05 AM, and driving while under suspension. Both illegal,
sure, but what offense had this guy committed that's caused all this "the
courts/system are failed" crap. Was Jones supposed to buried under the jail
for twenty years cause he was racing?
Okay..okay..blast away. Nanny state here we come.
David
'90 FJ1200
"Bmed221" <bme...@aol.comHome.net> wrote in message
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Erik Astrup
<sc...@spamsucksscott-schroeder.com> wrote:
>Personally, I think any driver who is killed in a crash shouldn't be allowed
>to drive any more, because they will likely speed.
Err....um. But... If the driver.....
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Troutman
>Jones's violations, one year after the accident, were for 'going 53 mph
>in a 30 mph zone' at 3:05 AM, and driving while under suspension. Both
>illegal, sure, but what offense had this guy committed that's caused all
>this "the courts/system are failed" crap. Was Jones supposed to buried
>under the jail for twenty years cause he was racing?
Thats odd. The original court case must have decided he was partly
responsible for the deaths - the way the father reacted. Perhaps he
wouldn't let the other driver back over and caused the accident. I
definitely misread it the first time.
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Peter Roehling
>
> dn...@spam-not-vci.net (David) graced us with the following:
>
> >Jones's violations, one year after the accident, were for 'going 53 mph
> >in a 30 mph zone' at 3:05 AM, and driving while under suspension. Both
> >illegal, sure, but what offense had this guy committed that's caused all
> >this "the courts/system are failed" crap. Was Jones supposed to buried
> >under the jail for twenty years cause he was racing?
>
> Thats odd. The original court case must have decided he was partly
> responsible for the deaths - the way the father reacted. Perhaps he
> wouldn't let the other driver back over and caused the accident. I
> definitely misread it the first time.
In California the law reads that ANYONE involved in committing a crime
that leads to a death is held equally responsible. (That would mean the
drivers of BOTH cars that were involved in the race.) That's probably
what's going on here.
P.
