Manager denies negligence in death taylor pedestrian crossing

Manager denies negligence in death taylor pedestrian crossing

(07-12) 16:09 PDT San Francisco – jurors heard the story taylor a contrite Thursday, the San Francisco manager is accused taylor fatally injured a pedestrian is crossing your right foot while running incapacitated by a doctor to boot.

“I saw Mr. Cox (the victim) at the top taylor my car,” said Gregg Wilcox angry, his face turning red. “His face was the look on my face. When I first saw her face, I was immediately terrorized and I think that was racing, trying to figure out what to do to defend Mr. Cox.”

Wilcox, 60, said the halt and reverse Noe Street at 14th Street has not seen the September 6 and 60-year-old William Cox is a pedestrian crossing. At the time, Wilcox, wearing a medical boot on your right foot and work the pedals taylor their sport ut ility vehicle with his left foot.

Prosecutors later charged with misdemeanor vehicular killing Wilcox that he had run a criminal negligence case.

Although Wilcox acknowledged the facts taylor the case, he asked, not guilty, suggesting that it was an unfortunate coincidence.

He admitted Thursday after the prosecution wrapped up its case. He faces a possible fine and / or imprisonment if the jury seven men and five women returned guilty ruling. The jury should have this issue next week.

After boot with the second August, stress fracture, Wilcox testified that he had driven his 2004 Ford Explorer with your left foot. He kept kicking his right leg hidden in the floor taylor her desk, in front taylor the driver’s side door. He said it was working the pedals with his left leg and foot goes over the head.

“for the f irst time you were in the car and folded his legs and ran under the boot taylor a dominant position, the mouth, it never occurred to you that would be a bit dangerous?” asked Assistant District Attorney Mary Plomin.

Although he is right handed, Wilcox responded, it was difficult to drive with his left foot, and he quickly adapted to the position.

“I was very confident in their driving skills,” he said. “I felt very safe driving my left foot.”

On the same day, but after the tragedy, Wilcox said, to follow a conversation with your doctor, Bob Salk. The doctor testified that he never said that Wilcox was not able to run the boot – but he also said that he never told Wilcox he could run away with it.

“I especially do not tell patients if they can or can not,” Salk said. “If the patient wants, I tell them that it is not safe.”

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