Back in January of this year, my aunt was in an unfortunate accident in which a Minnesota teacher was killed. While driving, she was blinded by fog lights of an oncoming truck and did not see a stop sign. She hit the car which led to a clot being formed which later killed the driver, Tom Keating. However, a judge recently charged her for careless driving and sentenced her originally to 30 days in jail, revoked her license, and 240 hours of community service. I am absolutely shocked that it was not made clear that this was an accident and should be no fault (or maybe the driver of the truck). This will not soothe the pains of a tragic death and it is not a fitting judgement as there was no intent or carelessness in my aunt's actions. After the accident, my aunt was outwardly more injured than Keating, who was able to walk around. Only after going to the hospital in an ambulance for a routine check that he started going into cardiac arrest due to a blood clot. My aunt was transported to the hospital via another ambulance and was absolutely devastated when she found out that he had passed away. Furthermore, I read the community forums on the St. Cloud Times and the comments of people who were not involved were absolutely callous. Here is my recommendation for everyone when reading news of a tragedies, do not be so quick to judge the merits of a person based off a quick blot in a newspaper, life is not so simple as that.

-Trevor