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Posted by Jim S on September 28, 2007 at 12:12:03 am EDT
In reply to Re: NOLS director killed by rock trundled by hiker posted by FMD on August 17, 2007 at 7:06:29 am EDT

FMD, Tom D, Bill S

In California negligent homicide is often the charge levied on people whose un-premeditated actions killed someone. I remember a truck driver whose load of pallets fell onto a lady in a sports car on an LA freeway - manslaughter. I was struck by a rock in Yosemite that was pushed off (from a large bunch) by a hiker on the trail up to Yosemite Falls. Since I was about 300 feet below I can attest to the energy such a rock has. I felt it coming and plastered myself aginst the cliff and only got a small rock cut on my neck from a glancing blow. The climb was called "surprise" BTW ha ha. Anyway I consider being hit by rocks thrown by hikers to be part of my assumption of responsibility since only those of us who are climbers even think throwing rocks off could kill someone. People LOVE to throw rocks off cliffs - somehow its a natural that has to be trained to curb. Is the hiker the child of someone famous or will they be treated to normal law?
Jim S
P.S. Its gonna freeze this week here in Bend, oregon.

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