http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/30/spain.luxury.car/index.html

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"A Spanish businessman withdrew a controversial lawsuit Wednesday against the family of a teenage boy he struck and killed while driving a luxury car. Tomas Delgado had filed a suit asking the dead boy's parents to pay him €20,000 ($29,400) on the grounds that the collision that killed their teenage son also damaged his Audi A-8. News of the case sparked outrage in Spain and generated deep sympathy for the parents of 17-year-old Enaitz Iriondo Trinidad. He was riding his bicycle home to a campground when Delgado's car hit and killed him in August 2004. A traffic report said Delgado was traveling 113 km per hour (70 mph) in an area where the speed limit is 90 km (55 mph). An independent expert hired by Trinidad's family said Delgado was going 173 km per hour (107 mph). "

Seriously WTF is wrong with this guy. I have an idea; i'll hop in my car speed 60mph down Gormon hit/kill biker, $profit!

1/30/2008 11:10:02 AM

there's a special circle in hell for people like this and the bastard judge that sued the dry cleaners for $50m essentially putting the company built by a family of korean immigrants out of business.

1/30/2008 11:17:52 AM

yeah no shit; i remember that crap

1/30/2008 11:20:19 AM

I think it would be poetic justice if this guy was killed by an armored car running from the law and full of fucking cash. Then maybe the robber could sue his family for emotional trauma for having to see this douchenozzle get splattered all of the bumper and windshield.

1/30/2008 11:24:38 AM

I can think of people I'd much rather see burn than this dude

1/30/2008 11:26:03 AM

the only thing i know about the spanish is that they are inquisitive...

1/30/2008 11:26:42 AM

that's a nice car though, guys

1/30/2008 11:28:13 AM

^^ LOL

1/30/2008 11:29:08 AM

i no rite

1/30/2008 11:29:14 AM

toss his ass into the vault of people who broke the law maybe they can teach him money cant let you escape being a prison bitch

1/30/2008 11:29:27 AM

eeehhhhhh....

1/30/2008 11:37:53 AM

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"Shortly after the collision, a judge dismissed criminal charges against Delgado after concluding that he had committed no criminal infraction, the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported."

Wonder how they concluded this????

1/30/2008 11:37:54 AM

you are obviously not learned in the ways of spanish law

1/30/2008 11:38:56 AM

come on guys the biker was VERY inconsiderate for riding in the road obstructing the Audi owner's leisure drive pretending to be a F1 driver in a Spanish state park.

1/30/2008 11:53:01 AM

that will teach kids not to ride their bikes in the middle of the road

1/30/2008 11:54:25 AM

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"Wonder how they concluded this????"

They take naps... in the middle of the day... none of what they do makes logical sense.

1/30/2008 11:55:09 AM

devils advocate stance:

if the biker was in the wrong (and regardless of right/wrong, he probably shouldn't be riding his bike on a highway), then the lawsuit is justified. How is a biker different from another vehicle on the road? They want equal rights to ride on roads with cars, why should they be given special treatment? They should be liable for damages just as another motorist or motorist's insurance company would be in a similar situation.

1/30/2008 11:57:31 AM

I know of plenty of two-lanes in NC where the limit is 55 and I would ride my bike.

1/30/2008 11:58:39 AM

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"How is a biker different from another vehicle on the road? They want equal rights to ride on roads with cars, why should they be given special treatment?"

If i rear end another car it is still MY FAULT even if its some grandma going 50mph on I40

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"f the biker was in the wrong (and regardless of right/wrong, he probably shouldn't be riding his bike on a highway), "

an no it didn't say he was on a highway

[Edited on January 30, 2008 at 12:05 PM. Reason : a]

1/30/2008 12:03:21 PM

^^ exactly, but why should you be entitled to treatment other than another vehicle?

[Edited on January 30, 2008 at 12:04 PM. Reason : ]

^ that's irrelevant, if the biker was at fault, then the man who did nothing in his Audi (but apparently he was speeding, but was cleared of any wrongdoing, wtf) is entitled to compensation for damage

also, i assumed highway based on the posted speed limit, most of the time in the US, 55mph implies highway, but I don't know Spanish road terminology.



[Edited on January 30, 2008 at 12:06 PM. Reason : ]

1/30/2008 12:03:49 PM

Sounds like your typical Audi A8 driver.

1/30/2008 12:15:37 PM

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"that's irrelevant, if the biker was at fault, then the man who did nothing in his Audi "

how could it be the biker's fault. The kid was rear ended and blatantly speeding.

btw 55mph is the standard speed limit for any windy narrow twisty country road in rural areas.

1/30/2008 12:19:21 PM

unless the bike in question is capable of doing the speed limit, i don't think it's the bike rider's fault. if the bike is capable of 55mph, he still got rear ended by a rich jackass.

1/30/2008 12:31:08 PM

so a biker on a treadmill get's rear-ended in the road...

1/30/2008 12:31:55 PM