If you read the rest of the article, (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/mom-convicted-son-jaywalking-death-never-end-151356884.html)         this mom of three had just gotten off the bus at night.  She was with her 3 kids.  The nearest crosswalk was 3/10 of a mile, (doesn't seem far until you have three kids at night with you!).  So now she is faciing 3 years in jail.  I guess to get off you have to intentionally murder your child.  I pray that this woman does not go to jail.  She has to live with the loss of her child for the rest of her life.  I doubt we will see her out at a club partying any time soon.  Oh, and the guy that hit her son admitted to drinking and is only facing a year.  Something is not right!!!

 

 

Nelson (Today Show)

A Marietta, Ga., mom who was convicted of jaywalking after her 4-year-old son was run over and killed in a hit-and-run said on the Today Show that the worst part of going to jail would be the separation from her two remaining kids.
Raquel Nelson was convicted of homicide by vehicle and reckless conduct by a jury and faces sentencing tomorrow. She can receive up to a three-year jail sentence, six times the stretch that Jerry Guy--who admitted to drinking before running over Nelson's son, A.J.--served.