Kappa killed in a hit and run

Goldenphoenix · #1 04-24-2007, 11:16 PM

It looks as if they caught the person who hit her according to the picture. It seems as though hit and run accidents so frequently involve drunken or drugged drivers. Very sad. Another promising life tragically cut short.

Knoxstudent · #2 05-08-2007, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Goldenphoenix

It looks as if they caught the person who hit her according to the picture. It seems as though hit and run accidents so frequently involve drunken or drugged drivers. Very sad. Another promising life tragically cut short.

Yes, a suspect was apprehended several days after the incident. The driver was reportedly driving to purchase drugs- what a waste!

Knoxstudent · #3 06-09-2007, 10:41 PM

UPDATE:Man convicted in hit-and-run death of UT student released from jail

A judge convicted a Michigan man in a hit and run that killed a UT student then sent him home on Wednesday.

28-year old Jason Stanke of Flint faced a maximum two year sentence.
The judge saw fit to set Stanke free yesterday, since he's already be in jail for close to eight months....
Read the full version here: http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=45268

kappa2 · #4 06-10-2007, 05:27 PM

The article states, "Mr. .Stanke maintains he had nothing to do with it. He was not there. He was not in the white SUV. He wasn't driving. He wasn't involved in this at all. He was a just arrested for it."

I feel bad for the family. If this guy is guilty, justice was not served because 8 months isn't enough. And if this guy isn't guilty since the conviction rested on one witness from the sounds of it, then the real driver is out there somewhere. I just pray that a guilty heart of whoever really did do it haunts them until they confess to police or to the family.

Knoxstudent · #5 07-19-2007, 08:04 PM

Man convicted in UT hit-and-run death appears in court, tests positive for drugs.

The man convicted of leaving the scene of the accident that killed 20-year-old Morgan McCarty appeared in court today for sentencing.

Court officials say Stanke tested positive for drugs in violation of his bond. Now, Stanke is re-scheduled for sentencing August 16. He remains in custody until that day.

This is not the first time Stanke's sentencing has been rescheduled. He failed to appear at his sentencing June 29, prompting Knoxville Police to arrest him on July 1.

Read the full story here: http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=46994