jaywalking

Mom Whose Son Was Killed Jaywalking Won't Be Jailed

Hamilton Nolan · 07/26/11 04:56PM

In April of 2010, Raquel Nelson and her four year-old son crossed a busy street near Atlanta. Her son was struck and killed, by a driver who "had been drinking earlier in the day while taking pain medication, was partially blind in one eye, and had two previous hit-and-run convictions." So naturally, prosecutors decide to arrest and charge Nelson with vehicular homicide, for jaywalking.

That Metal Show Hits the Streets, Goes "Jaywalking"

Chris Wyman · 07/12/10 01:01PM

Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine take That Metal Show to the streets of L.A. to probe cultural literacy. Disgusted by the results, they eventually give up and try to get Don some action instead.

Cop Punches 17-Year-Old Girl in Head at Jaywalking Stop

Max Read · 06/15/10 10:51PM

If you're a police officer, how do you handle an angry confrontation with a 17-year-old girl who you've stopped for jaywalking? One thing you maybe shouldn't do is punch her in the head. Which is what one Seattle cop did.