Strong Sentence for Florida Motorist Who Killed Bicyclist

A 30-year-old man from Florida was sentenced to 25 years in prison for hitting and killing a mentally handicapped man on a bicycle and leaving him to die in the road. The motorist denied knowledge of hitting the bicyclist, saying that he thought someone had shot at his car or thrown a brick threw the windshield.

It seems highly unlikely that you could hit someone and cause their body to fly 70 feet from your vehicle and remain completely unaware. It appears that the jury is skeptical of the motorist's account as well.

-lauren