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November 20, 2007
Student Pleads No Contest in Accident That Killed David Halberstam
The graduate student who was behind the wheel when the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberstam was killed in a car crash last spring pleaded no contest today to vehicular manslaughter, a misdemeanor charge, according to the Associated Press.
The student, Kevin Jones, was studying for a journalism degree at the University of California at Berkeley last April, when he was selected to chauffeur Mr. Halberstam to an interview. Mr. Jones made an illegal turn, and another vehicle crashed into the passenger side of his car, killing Mr. Halberstam, who was 73.
Today’s no-contest plea, to a charge filed in June, stemmed from a deal with prosecutors, the AP reported. The deal means that Mr. Jones will face up to 30 days in the local sheriff’s work program as well as community service.
The AP reported that Mr. Halberstam’s widow may file a lawsuit that names the university as a co-defendant. —Andrew Mytelka
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It was an unfortunate accident.
It could have been anyone of us who provides transportation to a colleague, a student, or a child.
— dana Nov 23, 12:50 PM #
I think that America needs to crack down when it comes to cases of reckless driving and not obeying the rules of the road. Law enforcement needs to hand out more serious punishment when it comes to making illegal turns, running red lights, speeding etc. Our country sends people to jail in instances of drinking and driving, and pays close attention to drinking and driving. Our country and law enforcement need to give the same attention to traffic violations that it does to drinking and driving.
— Ryan Urbanowicz Nov 25, 08:43 PM #
I don’t think that Kevin Jones should be punished for the death of David Halberstam. It is agreeable that it was Jones’ wrongdoing that led to the accident but it was an unintentional act and for Jones to be charged with vehicular manslaughter would not be reasonable. I do though find the 30 days work program and community service to be the least Jones can do considering the accident was his fault.
— Leanna Sayar Nov 26, 04:58 AM #
There are only a few seconds between legal and illegal when going through an intersection when a light is changing. I can not believe that Kevin Jones would put his passenger in danger on purpose. He will always be punished by his own feelings about the accident.
— WJ Nov 26, 01:51 PM #
I think that this punishment of thirty days is well enogh.The pain he will live with after this is something that will always be with him. The road is a dangerous place and many times you will find your self making mistakes, weather it be forgetting a bllinker or pulling out in front of someone. Accidents are indeed accidents and i dont believe he did this intentioanally. I am sure that everyone of us has made mistakes and more jail time for a forgotten turn signal is not the solution. Unless there is proof of reckless driving tickets are enough of a punishment. We are not robots and i dont think that sending your grandma to jail for an illegal turn should be catagorized as if she was drunk driving.
— Alan Olds Nov 26, 09:44 PM #