Apparently, they need to keep him locked up if they want to keep him from driving. Keep him locked up for a very long time.

We can all pray he stays in jail until his trial. At least the streets will be a bit safer in Penobscot County.

the pillar of the community was finally caught..what a shame...

hello? mcfly? anybody home?

how numb can you be?

i was giving him the benefit of the doubt before, he'll be lucky to get out of jail now.

Why all you BDN gossip hen just shut up for a change, most of you make comments before the actual story comes out, or you just wanna run your mouths. In your little perfect world, where everything and everyone in your life is perfect, oh please!!!

Why don't you people wait for the facts to come out before you actually post your opinion, maybe alot of you won't look like such jack asses all the time.

Think about all the people involved in this whole mess, on BOTH sides.

It's a no win situation for anyone, and hope and pray that you or your families are never involved in something like this!!!!

Hey, I guess as long as they don't driven 74mph on a side country road, have an accident, and kill someone, they don't have to worry, aye?

Mr. Lee may have a few friends in town, but I bet far fewer than he used to have...

justacommenter

excuse me?

we have every right to comment on this story.

the story is already out, due to this mans negligence he killed someone, maimed another and continues to drive.

I think the story is pretty clear and the facts speak for themselves.

That's all.

Huh, who knew? SinCity and I found common ground on a subject!

I agree, Sin...

davidreed

LOL!

SinCity...EXCUSE ME????

I'm refering to the latest news on the cases not the exsisting. Yes you do have your right to post,

but get your facts before you run your mouth about the new developments.

BTW, from your last post, you still don't have ALL THE TRUE facts from the exsisting story!!!

The storeis on BDN aren't always correct, this has been proven time and time again!!

WTG Nick! Only thing is I think ya need a better source on which court he will be in Monday!!

I did hear you had a bit of trouble getting the info today too.

Just more proof that there continues to be " a look the other way attitude" in the Tri-Town Area. Hopefully this time will be the LAST time( for Mr Lee ) a concerned law abiding citizen has to do what others are paid to do!

Oh yea and being as he's locked up where he belongs... all you bleeding heart whiners can sob yourselves to sleep tonight ... he missed a family wedding today.... awwwwwwww tough crap! So does the man he killed, miss every day of his family's lives!

I know he has a long, disturbing history of violations and at this point the only intelligent option is to follow the bail conditions........ but a road grader?!?!

What's the reason for that? You can't get in trouble with a road grader and for goodness sakes, we need all the road work we can get!

justacommenter

"I'm referring to the latest news on the cases not the existing."

What in the heck are you talking about?

Is it me? Or, are you not conveying your thoughts too clearly here.

Think before you type. It helps a lot.

It's all rumors people till we find out the facts. Let's just wait and see.

captainandy

a road grader can boogie if you give it a chance.

Keaulanti it was no rumor. It was fact. The affidavid was sworn out. The arrest could not be stopped at that point or looked the other way or brushed under a pile of dirt as has happened so many many times in the past on top of the tickets he actually has recieved. You might wanna think about how far he drove that grater to get to the Hathaway Rd. Yep on the roads we all travel everyday. Endangering 100's of more people's lives. With a blantent disregard for human life. He got behind the wheel of another motorized vehicle. NOT in the middle of private property in the woods where he'd only hurt trees and God forbid use the Grater as a weapon to get him a moose or a deer. HE WAS ON A ROAD. With many many other vehicles since there was a party at the snow mobile club then!

If he cares sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much for his family as they all cried the blues at the last court date. Why would be have a blatent disregard for their well being and violate his bail? I understand his house is up for his bail? Can't you just see them a whining this time.... we won't have any place to live. YOU know what... every one of those employees that knew he was driving this week. and everyone of his family that knew he was driving this week... there ought to be a charge for them too. Complicity, Contributing to the deliquency of someone that just doesn't get it?, or maybe aiding and abetting a felon????????????

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the person who turned him in. Thank you for making our streets safer. And thank you to the judge who already knows he has blatent disregard for laws, court decisions and human life!

anotherneighbor, i agree with you. this man is a menace on the roads. he should not be allowed to drive a bicycle

There really IS something wrong with this man. Who in their right mind and in his current situation, would dare to blatantly disregard his bail conditions? Let's hope the judge orders a "Psych Evaluation".

Obviously he NEVER thinks of the consequences of his behavior. Looks like his wife and children will be out in the cold for the winter now... what a great guy, a real stand up husband and dad huh?

SinCity~ I'm totally with you, perfect comments!

Well, be fair, grading a road is hardly a joyride in a Ferrari.

wspahn

not the point here.

the point is his disregard for the law.

it's already killed one person.

you want to give him a free pass again?

i think not.

Two weeks. That is all it took for this butt-ugly guy to forget about the pain.

This guy needs a behavior lesson. Lock him up until trial.

Hey, Michael Vick who tortured dogs and ran "to the death dog fights" for years just got out on probation.. and now makes $millions in the NFL. He's a hero along with the more than several other rapists and killer felons that play for the NFL. And this guy get 36 years for driving a road grader? There is indeed two justice systems in this country.. one for the rich and famous.. and the other for common folk.

His bail conditions did not apply only to joyriding in Ferrari's, they prohibited him from driving ANY motorized vehicle and sworn statements from witnesses (not rumors!) say that he violated these conditions. So, as his bail conditions state, he goes to jail. He knew this before he drove the grader. Despite all his prior violations, knowing that his driving carelessness has killed another man, and so many of his friends coming forward to tell the court what a good guy he is and how he really DOES have respect for the law, he chooses to show us that they were all wrong about that and he STILL doesn't get that the law really does apply to him too. 12 years, all but 11 years suspended. Maybe then he'll finally "get it."

Coolfusion he is facing up to 35 years for killing one man and seriously injuring another. His choice to operate equipment when his bail conditions are very specific was again his choice. The problem is Mr Lee does not think the law applies to him or he didn't think the police would do their job. .

I also wanted to mention that they are saying his son was driving the grader. Wonder if the judge will buy that one or if the Lee's will just buy the judge. They are probably hoping they get Stitham, he's lied to protect friends and would probably allow the lie that the son was driving. There was a party going on down that road? How many other people saw him and looked the other way? They should all be interviewed to see if they saw Mr Lee driving that grader too.

Awsome a JOB well done to who ever turn his a........in. Now maybe all the PEOPLE that wrote in flavor of him being such a WONDERFUL MAN will think twice before they write somthing about him NOW...AMEN...

Can't wait to see what type of letters will be sent in now about this man.

I don't know what the stipulations of his bail were, or whatever, but, all I know is, if I was facing prison time for killing someone in a motor vehicle accident, and I was only out of jail on bail, with a stipulation about not driving while on bail, I know I'd be darned sure I didn't get behind a wheel of cheese, never mind a road grader or a car, until after the trial.

As far as I'm concerned, if he really was so sorry, if he really felt the angst he said he did over his worker's death, if he really was taking responsibility for his actions, he would have stayed off the road grader if for no other reason that respect for that man's family. And even if he were a selfish, self-serving S.O.B., he'd not drive so much as a lawn tractor in his own interest of staying out of prison.

To me, it just shows he truly doesn't "get it", has no remorse whatsoever, and deserves to go to prison.

Guess he'll find out soon enough, the price he's going to pay...

Wow, this man obviously doesn't take the law very seriously. He has already caused the death of a young man and did not deserve to be out on bail in the first place. He thinks that he is above the law. He deserves to be in jail for a very long, long time.

I bet whatever jail sentence he would get just went up about 50%.

Y dont u all mind ur own buisness

For those of you who read and see the unjust things that are going on in our legal system... don't you think it's time to fix this VERY broken system? Go to your city and town hall meetings. VOTE. Go to court hearings... Watch those in office and those who have authority, make them accountable!!!!! We're paying for them to do the right things, but no-one is watching over them.

Yeah... we "need" more folks like LizaLou "rolling eyes"

lizalou must be the wife or family member well she just wants to stop and think if this was one of her children or grandson what would she or Jim

As DavidReed said earlier, I'm in agreement with SinCity on something! Yay! :)

This guy apparently believes that rules are for other people, not him. He is obviosuly above the rules that the rest of us have to live by.

LizaLou, I am minding my own business. The business of being safe on the roads, me and my family. And my neighbors. And you, and your family. When a habitual offender continues to flout the system and operate a motor vehicle, AFTER killing one and maiming another, AFTER being told that he CANNOT opertae ANY vehicle, AFTER 36-some odd other traffic violations. AFTER all that, yes, it is my business.

And my little old post here isn't gonna hurt him in any way. Unlike his actions, and those who he hurt.

wspahn I doubt it took 2 weeks. It just took two weeks for the right person with enough determination to make the call and follow thru with it.

Coolfusion - there's only 2 things I can think of after reading your response. Either you have no idea what this man has done. Killed a man, maimed another, injured another. Has over 30 priors. In any other state he wouldn't have had a license 10 yrs ago! Or your one of the kin and that explains your denial!

Nope Jeffrey even if he gets the 35 yrs he still won't get it and will get out and continue just as he's done all his life.

ME there were two pieces of motorized vehicles and two employees and they were both moving. There is no doubt and he will be answering to the judge that denied his plea bargain eventually.

lizalou it is our business we drive down these roads every day. As well as our loved ones. This man endangers not only drivers but everyone near the streets.

lol teddyj I am betting on someone that used to live here. And left amid about as much poop as Mr Lee is in.

enoughsaid the affidavid was written out signed and sworn to - I don't think many law abiding citizens would do that if they weren't 1000000000000% sure what they'd seen.

This guy needs a reality check. Just how many passes does he expect? He was a selectman?? Sounds pretty damn dumb to me.

just dont forget people machinery kills just as quick as vechiles...in the hands of a careless operator...

politicalveiwer you are so right just ask James Lee. He seems to have a lot of accidents in his past that he didn't mean to happen.

Lizalou: It became our business when he pulled onto a public road. It became our business when he had an accident that invoked the need of the civil services which I, and my fellow citizens, pay for. It became our business when a fellow member of the community died, leaving behind a family in need. It became our business when he disobeyed the court order, and even if he wasn't one before, became, a criminal. It became our business when he put my life, and the lives of our family and friends in jeopardy. And it will continue to be our business, until he has paid his dues, and stops becoming a "guest" of the state on our nickel.

YES Mr Lee has violated his parol period. Yes Mr Lee has commited a crime which has involved the loss of another persons life. Wheres the confusion? Is this the first time Mr Lee has been seen driving on the road since his accident which led to all this?. NO. Thats a fact people! This is the first time he has been caught and arrested for parol violation. Did Mrs Lee know he was driving when he was on parol before this? I cant believe she did not. BUT how can anyone expect a mans wife or visa versa to have their spouse arressted for that! Consider then Mrs Lee's position and the emotional effect it is having on her and her children. Was Mr Lee attemptting to provide some form of income before his incarceration? We will never know. Its not an excuse just maybe his reason? Well he has been caught for parole violation. Time now to see what the judicial system does. Will they see that he DOES deserve to stay behind bars? I hope so as he is dangerous to the community period. However while you consider your post's remember Mrs Lee's emotional involvement . She and her children are victims of all this . Consider instead how can any DEFENSE attorney even consider this case as justifiable! And consider the Russel Family and there permanent Loss of a loved one. They deserve justice to the full extent of the law. There cannot be any excuses ,,,,,For example..... Mr Lee cannot read or possibly even write. Will that be the basis of the defense in order to allow him out on bail again? I should hope not. As the court system is responsible for making sure any person facing parole fully understands the meaning and content of their parole. Lets also remember how many previous vehicle operation violation's this man has had. AND why was he still permitted to continue to drive? Was there any other violations that mr Lee has not been convicted of in the past involving loss of life? YES! Consider lastly would it be wise to look into the entire Lee Family's driving record's and history of violations? I am sure it would be. I hope true justice is served this time!!!!!!

Like I said before, they can take that little piece of paper, but it doesn't stop them from driving. It happens every day all over our state. We need tougher driving laws!!! Having a drivers license is not a right, it's a privilege!!! When you've got more than a dozen offenses, then you are abusing your rights to drive.

And whos to say the person who supposedely saw him driving was lying ? another of his earned enemys upset hes not in jail.. come on people this is Maine were vindictiveness is a birth right. I can not believe the arrested him on a statement from a friend of the victim. God the people of Maine need help.

This is an example of rural maine. Not much happening with law, or much happening with anyhting. A bored neghbor I presume, taking the big bad risk of a grader operator on a back dirt road out of civilization. Of course wrong is wrong, but when laws are for the benefit of people. these back road drama queens go a bit overboard. My own encounter with bizarre driving offenses occured in that locale, before adulthood. they went back 50 years to compare the retarded case of pushing a junk car less than 50 feet down a rural road to another driveway privately owned. Ambitious do gooder is also a law..it is in the blue books . this guys record is obviously showing life impaired with or without a license. It may get unjust punishment a a defense...if he is lucky. No license out that way? pack up and leave. death imminnent.

Bravo to the woman who did the right thing. It wasn't the easy thing to do. Who knows the ramifications this might have for her and her family. A lot of people are angry at her and blaming her for this arrest when the blame lays squarely on Jimmy's shoulders. Again BRAVO to you who said NO MORE to this habitual offender....hopefully more people will come forward.

and bxr3main it had nothing to do with being bored it had everything to do with ONE man who has been told time and again by a JUDGE that he is NOT to operate ANYTHING with a motor!

and PropMgr it was only a matter of time before someone came on and tried to question the witnesses credibility. I do not think this woman has a history of making up stories. I don't think she is an 'enemy' nor was she vindictive. I think she like others around here are a little tired of the blatant disregard of the law. The attitude the law doesn't apply to him.

Again a big THANK YOU to the woman who had more b@lls than others around here and reported him driving.

BRAVO Jenniifer

myopinion its a bail violation not a parole violation. He is a boss at Emery Lee and Sons. He doesn't need to be in a grater to get a paycheck. And as for his wife... she'd have to be a blind deaf and dumb not to know he was driving. And last time I checked at least 2 of those weren't true! I stand by my earlier statement... anyone found to have knowledge of this driving incident or any other in the last 2 weeks should be guilty of aiding and abetting! Oh and just so ya know... this person who came forward made the call signed the affidavid and got him thrown in jail where he belongs... is far from the ONLY person lookin' in the cabs of every Emery Lee truck in the last 2 weeks. Because I'll proudly proclaim not a one got passed me without being checked out!

And for all you bleeding heart whiners and or kin stop and think about this .. he didn't just drive it on the Hathaway Rd. He drove on all the streets necessary to get that equipment there! And had it not been for this law abiding citizen... he would have driven back to Emery Lee's. On those same streets... endangering my family my friends and the citizens of the tri-town area!

... I didn't say anything about two weeks, or indeed any amount of them.

Congrats " anothernreighbor" you have displayed your intellect or lack there of ! Of course he MAY have driven that grader from and too the original departure area. Where was that? The Lee construction is in Millinocket and of course some equipment is located on RT 116. So where was it driven from? If from Millinocket he had to drive right by the east mill pd, where were all the local police? Also the Hathaway road is very often patroled by the east mill pd and is full of local traffic as well. So Mr Lee isnt showing much more smarts than the locals is he. Only ONE person saw him? I think not. Only one had the guts to call it in etc. Good for them. So in all this time YOU failed to see this man driveing over the road? HHHMMM. And thanks for the ever so important " ha ha ha " correction on the difference of his bail violation, whats the difference that bothered your small mind? A word? The fact is he is in violation. You have earned the gold star for " WHINER" . Ahhh aiding and abetting must be proven in the court systems correct? Or do you have another wisdomless filled remark for that?

Wow this gut is not to smart at all. And to those who say it was only a grader, HELLO, that's alot bigger then the pickup he was driving when he killed man. You don't think that machine couldn't do any damage?? His bail says no driving, then it means no driving anything on a public way!

coolfusion, you got it. This a classic example of men haters, we all know what they will try to do. Get your check, house and throw ya on the street. They will even swear, they saw something. What about those who went with him, don't they share any blame, if he is supposed to be such a bad person? Where is their responsibility?

His doing this after the publicity he's recieved shows just how remorseful he really is. This guy is more concerned about making more money than he is about the lives he destroyed. He obviously thinks he's above the law and has no respect for the rules of society. I hope whoever bailed him out lost the bail money, not that this guy would care. Cut off his fingers and watch him drive then.

"STOP AND THINK " Because as days go on this could happen too u on your way too work tomorrow or in the future. U don't talk about somebody's mistake because it will come back and bite u in the azz. So let life go on everyone has problems so look at your own selfs in the mirror and thank god that everyday is a good day he didn't mean to do this to William or the others this was a day that went bad for everyone.

The day didn't just "go bad" for no reason, it went bad for everyone (especially the deceased) because of one mans habitual disrespect for the law, his passengers, other drivers, and his lack of common sense. Incredbly, this man STILL seems to think the law really doesn't apply to him. I do thank God that every day is a good day, and it's my job to keep it a good day by not getting drunk and driving and killing some innocent person.

myopinion2 - if you can't read a post correctly then maybe you shouldn't comment on it either!

Medwayman, this was more than a bad day for some. I'm sure this man didn't do this intentionally and no doubt he is an honest, hard working citizen who made a mistake in judgement. Everyone makes mistakes but this obviously wasn't his first mistake and even as tragic as it was he obviously didn't learn from it. As tragic as that day was and for him to carry on, ignoring the law and going about his life like this is just another bump in the road is irresponsible and disrespectful. The very least he could do is respect the conditions that were given him until this is settled. If he has shown this much disregard for others and the law after all the grief his actions have caused then it's hard to look at him with a live and let live attitude. What does it take, if you don't accept responsibility for your actions after causing the death of an innocent person, to make you wake up and change your ways?

Brianwhite 10/18/09 9:42 PM~ What hole in the wall did you just crawl out of? Men haters?? I don't know what article you thought you were on, but we're talking about a man who has killed another man because he avoided the speed limit. A man who has had over 30 prior violations.... and for some totally

mind boggling reason beyond anyone's belief, he can't seem to comprehend the fact that he cannot drive a motorized vehicle on any road. He's not hated, he just put himself in the the spotlight of a few million readers who can't believe his blatant disregard for the law. He's under a microscope.... we're looking

at the strangest creature on earth right now, trying to figure out what his brain matter is actually made of. I can't believe this man actually functions in life. He does need a little down time.... and I think some time in the brink might do the chap some good.

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned how happy his lawyer must be. Looks like a new Mercedes is on the way !

I wonder how many more big equipement operators are drivimg without a license

Some people just REFUSE to obey the law. Mr. Lee's track record proves that. If the latest violation can be substantiated, he needs to be held accountable. Housing him at PCJ in light of the circumstances is not unreasonable.

This guy totally thinks he is above the law. Lock him up.

Maybe these grown men should of gotten out of the truck if the didn't like the way that he was driving.

Its as plain as the nose on your face, this guy is not getting it.

dogood maybe you should read the police reports from the night of the crash. Those grown men BEGGED him to stop. Trying to blame the victims is crazy. The blame for what happened that night is Jimmy Lee's and his alone.

Mr. Lee has no regard whatsoever for the laws of the state of Maine. He, his family, and friends refuse to see the implications this carries for the rest of society that must share the roads and for the most part do it within the bounds of the law. Mr. Lee, for whatever reasons feels he is above those laws and need not be accountable for them. These are choices he is making willingly and wantonly, if he has no regard for the law, then he must be punished accordingly. Nothing that has transpired in this entire case has been an accident.

dogood--are you Brian Lee?

I think Mr. Lee is experiencing the early stages of Alzheimers disease ................(brain degeneration)

I agree with you Bangorscab, he thinks that he is above the law. However, he is about to find out that he isn't........!

Reading this article again and all the comments has me asking how a man who is 20 give or take a year with dark hair being confused for a man with sandy hair and 44? I don't see that happening. The son needs to ask himself if a perjury charge is worth it.

Some people think they are soooo above the law.

I just find it a little hard to believe that Jimmy was the one operating the grader on the Hathaway road but certainly not impossible. I can see if it was running the loader at his cement plant but not grading a road that the cops make frequent passes up and down that very road because it is a road that the high school kids tend to hang out on there little joyride. If there was a party going on at the snowmobile club then why would he have had the nerve to do this knowing that there would be high traffic in and out of this road. I'm sure this is something that they will look into but had no choice to make the arrest based upon what the witness claimed they saw. I'm not trying to protect the guy but it will have to be investigated furthermore unless they already did and we don't know about it yet. Why did this person call William's mom. Are they friends? 911 would have been on the top of my head to call first. Hopefully Jimmy has screwed the right head back on to his shoulders and that this is just not a signal that Jimmy just doesn't give a crap anymore. For some reason i think he does give a crap and if he's in his right mind he would have never did this knowing if he got caught he go back to jail. But you never know. I hope that the certain few are not just picking on him to add more to what happened.

One does not have to be a genius to see that he does not respect the law. Clearly, his over 30 prior violations is indicative of his thought process. As the saying goes: Past behavior is indicative of future behavior, and that is why many criminals end up in prison isn't it? They continue to do their crime over and over again until they are caught...

I strongly disagree with justacommenter. There is a winner in this situation........

It's the people who drive on the roads where this man lives. He won't be on the roads to

kill anyone elses family member. All the written letters should mean nothing if the actual

record states he has had as many vilotations as listed. He is a menace to society and should

lose his license for the rest of his life.

Too bad the lady who saw and ID'ed him didn't get a picture on a cell phone camera or pocket camera...

Is this guy retarded. He looks like he has some down syndrome characteristics

Mr. Lee obviously has his supporters, though for the life of me I can't imagine who would actually want to put themselves on that level. I for one think the state will be better off when the man is behind prison bars. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Oh yah, Vote "No!' on One!!!

All Mainas are slightly retarded, mtaylor, where you been? lol

Put this man behind bars and take him off the roads for good!!

mtaylor: You do people with Downe's Syndrome a great disservice. You need to educate yourself. Many people with Downe's Snydrome lead productive lives in their communities and have wonderful relationships with their families and friends; you should not be calling them "retarded." Very unfair and wrong.

Good for the lady that was brave enough to report him I am sure others saw and overlooked.It doesn't matter if you are a great person you are not above the rest of us that have to obey the law.........I live on a back road and it makes me angry how fast people drive(who didn't learn that speeding can kill)the back roads have children and animals on them at that speed you can't stop.He needs to go to jail how many chances is he suppose to get????????

anotherneighbor!!! Same can be said for you son!!!! And instead of watching all the heavy equipment PLEASE keep your eyes on the road will ya. We dont need you crashing into someone on your not so successfull quest to capture one mans violation. As for the rest of us here I do hope Mr Lee is kept in jail untill his trial date. It is obvious he is a danger to people on the road. Mr Lee is a big boy and must pay the price for what he did. I do however feel much sorrow for his wife and children, as they too are victims of his choices.

he's out of jail on a $2000 bond.

Jennifer I hope you are not saying that he is out of jail today. I will wait to find out from a reliable source but if that indeed is true I will be calling the DA to express my outrage. You all can do the same. 942-8552 is the phone number for the Penobscot County DA. We can also call the Waldo County DA maybe there is something they can do. Their number is 338-2512.

People,

I have no opinion on Jimmy's guilt or innocence. I am going to let a JURY of his PEERS determine that. We as citizens of the general public are, in a sense, his peers; however, we do not have the documentation, certified evidence, or procedures a jury will have the privilege of accessing. The one thing we have that a jury will hopefully not have...is the vested emotional ownership....the main reason for frequent requests for change of venue in our judicial system. Juries are selected from a group of disinterested peers. The jury selection process' primary purpose is to eliminate those jurists who may have emotional ties or some other form of bias.

Why was he operating, if he was in fact was operating, the grader? What if a vehicle full of teenagers rolled-over on the Hathaway Road, and he was on his way to use the machine to 'right' the vehicle, so the badly injured occupants could be removed and treated? What if a vehicle did roll-over, but because of his bail conditions he refused to render assistance? The man that refused to assist would be a man worthy of labeling as "Penobscot County's Public Enemy Number One."

We now know there was no vehicle rollover. However, I think MOST of us would agree there are legitimate mitigating circumstances/reasons for violating bail conditions or 'terms of release'...rendering assistance to those in need is certainly one. Each of us is going to draw that line in a different spot based on our upbringing, experience(s), beliefs, and profession. Was he working a 'town' job by the hour and he was the only one that had the experience to grade in this particular situation, thus saving the taxpayers a certain amount? With his, and his families, experience working on municipal fiscal issues, maybe he felt it was absolutely necessary for him to grade that certain area as cheaply as possible...problem water/ice area in the winter? If he saved a near bankrupt municipality a few thousand dollars, some, many perhaps, would say, "It was for the greater good." Even if it broke the law. If the law was cut and dry, black or white, we would not need juries (Or attorneys...Thank God. However, we would have to find another profession to chase ambulances) and our taxes would decrease due to the lack of jury expense(s).

I would recommend both sides of this 'debate' look up and develop an understanding of "Acts of Omission and Acts of Commission".

Semper,

James F. Popkowski

So are we saying knowingly violating laws over and over again can be excusable? That is not how I understand our legal system to be.

I'll go out on a limb and say he was probably grading that road because his nephew was having his wedding reception down there Saturday night and there were a lot of potholes in it.....but then again it could have just been a contracted job that coincided with his nephews wedding.....

As far as saving the taxpayers money...Jimmy clearly KNEW what his bail conditions were....He is not supposed to drive or operate equipment to keep the taxpayers of Maine and anyone else on the roads in Maine SAFE. Saving the taxpayers money, in my opinion is not a good enough reason to break your bail....saving a life yes.

The woman who reported this did the right thing!!! BRAVO to YOU! Just because a person is a nice guy and has done good things in the community does not give him a get out of jail free pass!!

and yes MEhockeyfevah that is exactly what I am saying.

Amazing!! Lost in all of this is the line that he has all kinds of support from the community. Is this what we have come to?- supporting those with obvious disregard for the law- We saw it recently with a preist, government officials, and college president supporting a convicted drug felon, and now we see it again- a total disregard for the law and the courts.

WABI TV just stated that he was in court today. Should hear more about it at 6:00. Until then i think we should just...wait for the facts! Plain and Simple!

First offf to everyone , were you there ? did you see him driving? NO your all taking words from a woman that starts trouble with many people in Medway , shes far from brave, trouble yes.....She should of taken a picture come on she was at a bday party someone must of had a camera, there were many people there that knew he wasnt driving so listen to the whole story not just from an attention getter.....I live in the town and know everyone involved which most everyone does and its sickening to hear all about that family all the time in the papers when the other families involved have done more illegal things then speeding, one in which her daughter got caught bringing drugs across state lines, why isnt she in jail, just a matter of time before she gives the drugs to your child....that is a fact!!!!!!!!!!!figured you would all want insight on EVERYONE involved..........One that was in the accident that sells drugs and goes to jail for beating his girlfriend,!!!!!FACT!!!!!!!same girlfriend intentionally ran in a 18 wheeler because she was depressed, and shes still driving hmmmmm watch out people in case shes having another bad day .......Another devoted wife, that drinks and drvies on the weekends, hmmm shouldnt we be pushing to get her butt in jail.....Jimmy had a lead foot yes,,,,,,BUT does he sell drugs, steal vehicles and crash them while drunk, break into peoples houses, bring drugs across state lines, NOPE, NOONE IS PERFECT ARE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

MR Popkowski ,

Are you serious? The man already plead guilty to the charges. That settles the jury question for me. The only reason he is not in prison is because the judge refused to accept the prison time (I AGREE WITH THAT). There is no justification in my book that would allow this guy back on the streets in any vehicle. I too wonder why he was grading that piece of road. Is it true that his family was having a wedding down the road? I would hope that he is not let out on bail. Violating bail conditions should result in an automatic revocation of bail. This individual is a danger to society, obviously feels above the law, and does not care about the consequences of his actions.

ok lets get the record straight again for you bunch of morons that likes hear say the wedding had nothing to do with the clubhouse, it was in millinocket, or am i wrong and he was grading the main raod to millinocket

Mr. Popkowski, if here were in the process of saving someone's life, I am confident that the judge would properly take that into account. But that wasn't what he was doing and he knew better and now it's high time he paid the price for his habitual disregard for the law.

grtreal, nobody here is claiming to be perfect, but you seem to have left out the inconvenient little detail that this man has killed someone through his irresponsible disregard for the law. None of the rest of us have done that.

Jennifer, nice to hear from someone who is familiar with those involved, but has some common sense and isn't entirely blinded by Jimmy being a nice guy. He could be the nicest guy in the world, but when his speeding and drunk driving habits killed someone, that "nice guy" thing just doesn't matter anymore.

getreal123 if you see any of the true victims of this man out breaking the law then by all means report them!!! I don't know where you get your info from but I can tell you that the wife you speak of hasn't been out to the bar but a handful (or 2) of times in the past year and is not driving drunk, SHE is WELL aware what kind of devastation an 'accident' can cause!!!!!!!! Jimmy's lead foot that has cause DEATH!!!! Funny I heard the reception was at the Sno-rovers.

Jeffery just to set the record straight Jimmy was not driving drunk that night and I don't know that he ever has.

Did I miss something?? I cannot remember him being charged with drunk driving when the accident occured??

"He could be the nicest guy in the world, but when his speeding and drunk driving habits killed someone, that "nice guy" thing just doesn't matter anymore."

The above makes it sound like he was drunk when the accident happened. Stick to the facts folks.

getreal123-Hathaway road is not in Millinocket. It is pretty much the dividing road between East Millinocket & Medway.

I say keep him in jail, till all the facts come out on the case, but just his past driving record, and the fact that a person died while riding with him is enough to keep him in jail until the trial....

i glad that all u guys are such good samaritins and never have done any thing wrong in ur entire life because u've never done nothing in ur entire life except sit on ur wide a** all day long, and talk about other people behind their back b cuz u dont hav the balls to say it to their face. If u got something to say to me come tell me not my kids or my family.

Lizalou: You Said: "i glad that all u guys are such good samaritins and never have done any thing wrong in ur entire life because u've never done nothing in ur entire life except sit on ur wide a** all day long, and talk about other people behind their back b cuz u dont hav the balls to say it to their face. If u got something to say to me come tell me not my kids or my family."

Wow. u've dun gun'nmade Jeff Foxworthy proud.

The Tri town area is screwed !! People driving the roads with cell phone in hand looking in windows of all vehicles they pass (im getting scared to drive around here now ).People calling police when they don't like someone and they get arrested for hear say from one person when the police didn't see the crime !! Looks like socialism has hit the tri town area also ! But on second thought there are some people around i would like to see in jail, lmao i'll have to try that !! All it takes is a phone call and sign a piece of paper, sounds like fun !! And, by the way before the few idiots in here run there suck i'm not a Lee, i don't work for the Lee's, and have no concetion with the Lee's !!! I feel for all ( let me repeat ALL ) families involved ! Lets get back to this being a free country where the laws of this crountry says innocent untill proveing gulity . I'm talking about the latest article here not the previous articles in the past, again before a few idiots run there suck and twist this around.

I apologize for adding to the confusion about this and acknowledge that he was not drunk when his habitual speeding finally killed one of his passengers. I thought I had read that he was also under the influence but I was wrong about that. He was sober, not that it matters very much to the deceased and his family, but I hate to mix up the facts, so thanks for correcting me Jennifer.

PEOPLE, this man has had umteen moving violations in the past. Did he think he should pay any attention to them or to the law? Guess not. Then he goes and does it again and KILLS a man and seriously injures another! And gets arrested, acknowledges he did it (doesn't seem to think he's too terribly RESPONSIBLE for anything too horrible - just killed a man and etc.) but as long as he only gets 4 years in prison (which means he'd be out in about 2 or less) he'd go along with the program. Judge saw the injustice in that plan. Thank you, Judge! So our "honorable Mr. Russell" thinks the restrictions on his bail bond don't apply to him any more than the speeding laws and tickets of the past. He can just go out and do whatever he dang well pleases. That, please, is someone who figures he is above the law. NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE in anybody's community. My, Gawd people, can't you see the handwriting on the wall. Even his own mother can see him better than you do. Why do you think she told the caller to call the police?

Wow Glenna, I think you better get your story straight or just keep your mouth shut.

glenna honey Mr LEE's mother certainly was not called and told that HER son was driving! Mr. Russell is deceased due to the crash.

im sorry i speak the truth DavidReed about u all sitting on ur a** all day and have nothing better to do.

I'd rather be sitting on my a** at home than sitting on it playing poker all night in a bar when I should be home consoling my kids cauze their daddy's a** is sitting in jail.

First of all... who was the judge that slapped this murderer on the wrist and let him back out on the street to kill again? I just wanna ask him one question...

Maybe we can get Nick Z to ask him for all of us... If Jeffrey Daumer or Son of Sam was in his court room for a bail violation would he slap their wrists with a feather ($2000 bux ) and send them out to kill again? There is no difference... serial killer, serial speeder that has killed and will continue to kill because the only way to keep him off the road is keep him in jail!

Better yet... hey Nick how about going to Millinocket and Medway and East Millinocket and interviewing those peeps that wrote the letters? And see what kind of upstanding remorseful man he is now? Maybe you could even get him to write it on school letterhead again! I hear the superintendents phone rang off the hook for days after that lack of good judgement!

Now, for them two articles I would pay to buy a paper instead of reading it online for free!

Oh and to whoever mentioned that I could wreck while looking in the cabs... did I say I was driving? Didn't think so. And to the wifeypoo that's gonna miss her husband so much she was out at the bar hunting up a new one. You really think there's anyone in this area that would want you? Better try Bangor!

On 10/19/09 at 9:23 AM, MEhockeyfevah wrote: Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Reading this article again and all the comments has me asking how a man who is 20 give or take a year with dark hair being confused for a man with sandy hair and 44? I don't see that happening. The son needs to ask himself if a perjury charge is worth it.

He couldn't. There was 2 pieces of equipment and 2 men. Do the math. And I hope to H they do bust the kid for lying! And as for the perjury charge being worth it. Heck who in that family hasn't been in jail at least once ?

First off don't believe Jennefer's posts, she doesn't know what shes talkin about on event's!!! shes a drama queen like Amy York & William York, if u read the last article at their kitchen table it says quote "they cant find anything wrong with him" is exactly what it is!!!! Hes a fake an she should have been a tv drama queen!!! with her sidekick Jennefer, remember girls ppl are watchin u leave the bar drunk NOW!!!! now for the respectable Russell family, William was threatened by Aprils parents to kill him for beating her, an she told him wks b4 his death he wouldnt ever see poor rissy again!! now shes a con!!! a liar an pill head. Rachel Russell was found lugging drugs across state lines from Mass, this is Williams sister, & Chad Brackett another woman beater, pill sellin loser,Now if u look into the weak backgrounds of these poor victims, they wont b poor for long, they are all out for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ its all about MONEY NOW, so when u trash a family in a whole, best becareful, u have skeletons in your closet also!!!! BET YOUR Azz your goin to b watched also an the justice system will take u to the fullest!!! now u best buckle up, better hide your weed!!!! cuz the cops are coming!!!

Lizalou~ many posters here are retired and one is free to do whatever they choose with their "free-time". This is the USA where freedom is part of what we've all had to fight for. Enjoy it. Many come here to keep up with the latest news and leave taking with them, the unjust that needs to be made right in our world. Sometimes this is where those who have the ability to make changes, come to see what the public's view of certain situations is. None of us are very fond of what Mr. Lee has done, and he needs to be tucked into a cell for a long while, where he'll have time to think about things for a while.

I'm not certain how old you are, but perhaps if one of your parents, siblings, children... etc... were killed by a man who had this many prior violations and hadn't been properly reprimanded by the state in the past, you too, would understand the outrage of the citizens in the state for what he's now done. There are consequences for his actions, and he will suffer those consequences this time.

And yet another of the kin' can't keep her fingers off the keys. Probably used a town computer to type it too! Certainly can tell what school she went to... spelling isn't a required course in Medway/East Millinocket.

Now for your relatives Mz Lee... Emery forces men to drive trucks that wouldn't pass inspection on 100s of counts per truck. Emery doesn't pay his men to drive his unsafe trucks to Bangor till they get there. Then they get paid. ( Against all worker's rights laws ) After they work all day in the unsafe trucks. He calls and tells them to leave the trucks in Bangor and find their own way the heck home!

This one currently out on the street and I'm sure driving again. Probably drove home from jail/court today. He is a murderer. He is a serial speeder. And obviously once again has bought off a judge!

I'd list all of them that have been in Jail but alas there is a word limit on here and I know it would exceed it. Maybe you can list one or two that haven't been? Or aren't likely to end up there before this trial is over. Remember now his son's gonna go down for perjury. So, better not add him!

Amazed liza is not good at disquising which relative she is. Re-read a few of hers and you'll figure it out I am sure.

Glenna,

You need to go back and read all the articles. Your version of the story is so screwed up, no one on here knows where to start to tell you.

anotherneighbor,

You have gone so far overboard, I don't think anyone is reading your posts anymore. Stick with the facts and maybe you will have some credibility. I am sure you would love to answer to the judge that you just told everyone one here took a bribe. You sound like Gizmo! If you know what I mean.

just wanted to let you know these few comments under my name have not been me, has been my kids lashing out and I am sorry for that, but i am asking you please stop involving me and my kids,we are innocent, you guys have all the right to feel how you want never denied that .But kids do read these comments so please take that in consideration..Thank you

Point out just one thing in any post I made that isn't true townemployee30....I'd really like to know. See unlike you I can admit when I am wrong and I would APOLOGIZE for any misinformation I put on here. I have read all the reports the victims have, I have seen the pictures of that truck, I am not pulling crap out of the air.

Yup I went out to the bar this past Saturday evening, last I knew that wasn't a crime!!! I had a DD drop me off at the bar and pick me up later that evening....I don't drive drunk and if I wanted to 'hide' which I have no reason to I wouldn't do it at Als Bahr! Seriously???? Get a life!! Why didn't you just stay and have a drink instead of tucking your tail between your legs and running out the door???

I have tried to be respectful of the situation and not talk bad about Jimmy personally or his family....believe me there is a lot I have left out that I would LOVE to post here but because I have a friend who thinks the world of Jimmy I have not....don't tempt me honey....

Sounds like you are threatening the victims and honey let me tell ya you THINK you are anonymous on here but your not...just as Pam McLain! The cops, if they want to do their job can find ya and witness tampering is a felony and that wouldn't be cool now would it???? So the victims are going to be watched????? The more I read your post the more it looks like a threat to the VICTIMS of this CRASH!!!!

Seeing how the Lee's have treated the VICTIMS makes you wonder what their reaction would have been if it had been their loved one in that passenger seat....I imagine they would have either been run out of town on a rail or lynched.

townemployee30 10/19/09 8:16 PM~ I can see by your post that you're not a doctor... and even doctors can't always figure out what is wrong with a patient. Medical science isn't perfect, we've yet to discover the the cure for the common cold which has been around since the beginning of time. I wouldn't be so quick to judge another by saying they are "faking" their illness, after-all, Mr. York suffered a broken back. Within the back there are many nerves and nerve endings along with muscles, bones, tendons etc..., have you ever pulled the muscles in your neck or back? It can keep you out of commission for quite sometime.

As for the information that you've posted about the many people in your post, what exactly do you expect to accomplish with your information?

anotherneighbor...you need to get help you obviously have something wrong up stairs

Lisa the situation sucks for everyone....but lashing out at the victims that were in that truck and their children is wrong...the family, not saying you or your children, has to stop blaming the victims for getting in that truck! The family has to accept, as Jimmy has, that he did this and they all have to deal with it! NOT an easy thing to do but the Yorks and Russells have every right to be angry, it's part of the grieving process! It's normal! As you and your children have a right to be angry, at Jim! at the situation! at the judge! at the jury! NOT the other families!

Nothin I have said was a Threat, it was the fact of the matter they better not drive drunk, sell pills, or anything outside the law!!! They also will mess up, an could b arrested!!! The wedding wasnt on the Hathaway Rd. or any party of the Lee family, so b4 Jennefer u run your info, get your facts straight!!

Lizalou 10/19/09 8:42 PM~ I sincerely feel for you and your children, as you are the innocent ones in all of this mess. If I may, I'd like to suggest that you put the BDN website off limits to your children for now. They certainly don't need to be reading what adults have to say about their dad or the situation at hand. This is a situation that will stay with them for the rest of their lives, but it can be used to their advantage in some respects. Let's hope that it will make your children think about actions and consequences and how they want to be viewed by others when they are adults.

I'm sure they love their dad very much, and please let them know that he is not a hated man in the public's opinion, but rather, he's a man who needs to be accountable for his actions. None of us here want to see your husband, (your children's father), senselessly hurt or kill another human being and none of you deserve to go through that again.

God Bless you and your children during this very difficult time Lizalou.

Well townemployee30 "BET YOUR Azz your goin to b watched" why is that? Why would they be watched anymore than anyone else in the area??

and townemployee get it straight......

“The doctors know something is wrong, but none of the tests they have run show an exact cause. He is just so angry,” Amy York said Thursday....she didn't say they can't find anything wrong with him! Get it right!!!!!!!!!!!!!

maybe if worker's comp would pay for the HDMRI ....they would know what is wrong with him!!! More testing is needed and there are only so many days in a week!!!

they dont waste money on fakes!!!

townemployee you have no clue what you are talking about! Pathetic is what you are.....you should be ashamed of yourself!!!! Have you seen the medical reports?? I have....sad is the ONLY way to describe Bill's condition considering before and now....

Who was driving drunk?? It's not as if the wife doesn't stand out with her 'Bad Pony'....the cops would snag her if she was.

Anything else in my posts that wasn't true? Maybe you should be more careful in your posts so that you don't get in trouble for threatening people!!! Who knows what tomorrow might bring, Waldo County has seen the light and will be investigating stuff that dates back to February....can't wait for those articles NICK! Talk about interesting!!!!!!!

FYI the HDMRI is a $8000 to $10,000 test that they don't want to pay for....instead they put him through a bunch of other tests that cost less first and then they will pay for the HDMRI, see that is how most insurance companies work in case ya didn't know. It certainly isn't that he's faking! Kinda hard to fake some of the symptoms he has.....if you only knew or CARED to know

Lizalou: You Said: "just wanted to let you know these few comments under my name have not been me, has been my kids lashing out and I am sorry for that, but i am asking you please stop involving me and my kids,we are innocent, you guys have all the right to feel how you want never denied that .But kids do read these comments so please take that in consideration..Thank you"

Today would be an excellent lesson in the First Amendment, I guess.

Have a good night.

townemployee what a life you have if you have time to hang outside the bar waiting to see who's coming out to call the cops on them....talk about sad! Did you enjoy seeing us do the right thing and NOT break the law??? unlike SOME people......

Lizalou: I just wanted to let you know that I didn't realize your kids were Mr. Lee's children. I'm sorry for all the hard times you and your kids must be going through right now. I'm not a member of your community, so I don't know you or your family. I suspect Mr. Lee is going to be gone for quite some time. I hope that things turn out okay for you and the kids, and that the community and Mr. Lee can come to grips with the senseless losses involved in this preventable tragedy.

I have to say that i am shocked, i have been reading the post that people are putting up about this horrible ACCIDENT! All i can say is that anyone who makes any type of joke about this is a sick human being! As a member of this community that is effected by this tragidy i am horrified by the disrespect that is being displayed for ALL the families involed the Lee family the most! I was sitting here wondering if this had happened to someone with a clean driving record would you people be writing the same ignorant comments or if this was your husband, father, or son that was behind the wheel of that truck! This was a horrible ACCIDENT!

townemployee just heard the news that Jimmy was rearrested tonight.....that explains your anger and threats towards the families......

mainemother have you read any of the accident reports?? It was totally preventable and yes things would be looked at much differently if he had a clean driving record!!! I wonder what the Lee's or you would be saying if it was their son sitting in the passenger seat of that truck and William Russell or Bill York had been driving like that and killed him....

Jennifer I am not saying anything bad about any of the families involed who is to say what i would do or the Lee's would do if the rolls were reversed i am just saying i guess i can see it from both sides i don't mean disrespect to anyone but all the negative coming from both sides isn't helping anyone

It may have been an accident, but it was a completely foreseeable, predictable, and preventable one.

OK so i shut my mouth and watch my girlfrends daughter cry and scream for her dead dad William at 3am?? NO MORE!!

never had William as a frend. im the MAN that will be there for her and mom! i got drama and more

That is true most accidents are preventable but it doesn't make them any less of an accident does it.

Fact is this man has or had no respect for driving laws for quite some time. Too bad. With a record like his he should have been suspended years ago. It's probably time to put his attourney in jail.

To answer your question, when someone is told dozens of times to change his behavior or someone is going to get hurt, and he does not change his behavior and someone does get hurt, that's not really what I think of as an "accident.".

I agree that it's unfortunate his family has chosen to join in this online discussion, and especally because they don't seem to be focused on apologizing on behalf of Mr Lee to those his actions caused much heartache, but it is their free choice to be here and those who are hurting or are just disturbed by Mr Lee's serial disregard for the law shouldn't be asked to not express how they really feel.

Many times the police tried to tell Mr Lee, in the form of tickets and fines, that what he was doing was socially unacceptable to other members of his community, but he chose not to hear them. Maybe now, as he and his family hear the outraged voice of the community itself, he'll finally get it. Unfortunately, I don't see any signs of that happening yet though.

with that many traffic offense on him as to how many are related to marijuana or alcohol usage. As if not in a hurry to past the innocent person at speed and etc. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\

I am so appalled that you "grown ups" are still posting your venomous comments and prosecuting a man before he has been afforded the opportunity to a fair and just trial AFTER you all have been told that the postings from Lizalou that you so readily criticized for poor grammar and spelling and denounced our school system here were actually from her children who have been HURT and TRAUMATIZED by all of your 'ignorant' (yes, lack of knowledge) comments about something you only know bits and pieces about. YOU SHOULD ALL BE ASHAMED AT YOURSELVES FOR CAUSING THE CHILDREN EVEN MORE PAIN THAN THEY ARE ALREADY EXPERERIENCING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE INNOCENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GROW UP AND SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

miamijohn17 NOT one of his tickets has ANYTHING to do with marijuana or alcohol usage.

maginethat last I knew Mr Lee was not saying he wasn't responsible....he is using his right to a trial, with fingers crossed, that the jury of his peers doesn't see the matter as seriously as the judge evidently did....he's trying to get less of a sentence....I could be wrong but that is my impression of the situation....

Holy cow the keystone cops are out in full force. " anotherneighbor" using comparisons to serial killers.... really?? Jennifer... while it seems that you are trying to be fair the fact that you spent the day on the story shows a little bias. Now for a question if anyone knows. Did he have a drivers license when the accident happened? If so it is too little too late for the state to cry habitual offender.

Yes he had a lic at the time of the crash....I never claimed I wasn't biased....I AM biased but I'm not going to sit an watch serious mis-information being put out there either...

Well, people may want to look at his past alittle closer and see what damage can be done by heavy equipment.

And by the way, isn't this the comments section? Where people are allowed to comment?? Why the issue with people making comments? that is what this is for. Don't want to read them, don't!

Where are all the letters now? This man holds society and laws in contempt; utter contempt.

What can his lawyer and family now say? He is truly a danger to society and this only shows how right the judge's decision was.

maginethat,his children were not hurt by us they were hurt by his behavior.If he was thinking of his family he would't have broke the law so many times....He has brought this shame on his family and friends,very sad..........We all have to obey laws that is life and I raised my 4 kids to obey the laws.32 tickets is enough knowledge for others to say he needs to stay in jail and i half to agree with another poster that probully won't change him.....That is what is unfair to his family............

You know, you are right. I was wrong to ask all of you people to do the right thing after you learn his children are reading these comments. I was wrong to ask you to stop exercising your first amendment right. And I was truly wrong to believe that you would put aside your desire to see your comments be in the spotlight for the sake of some 'poor unfortunate children' being borne into a situation of which they have no control. I was wrong to believe that any of you would have the humanity and morals to stop writing after learning the children are reading. I am speechless at the callous disregard for the innocent that is displayed in this comment section of the Bangor Daily News for the sake of getting your two cents in for the public to view; and I am ashamed to think that having people read your comments is more important than shielding and protecting children from such verbal abuse and humility. You should be proud to be exercising your rights, have at it and feel good about it; just remember, what goes around has a way of coming around and I hope when that happens, it isn't your children.

thank you so much..........well said

Too bad Jimmy didn't have the humanity and morals to slow down because then 'we' wouldn't have anything to write about on the bdn comment section would we?

STOP IT! ALL OF YOU! We've all been through hell, just leave it alone. There have been some disgusting things said about ALL of the families involved and it is appalling to me. What is WRONG with you people???? These people are human beings. When I explain this situation to my kids, I just say, "don't say anything bad about that man, because even if you are mad at him, God still loves him" Am I the only one trying to teach my kids NOT to hate, instead of adding fuel to the fire? KNOCK IT OFF! Everyone has a right to be angry. Jimmy IS responsible for this accident and his actions after the accident, but stop teaching these kids hate, and how to get revenge. Teach them to pray that God touches him and shows him the right way. It says," Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."Ephesians 4:31-32

Russell6 Thank-you for expressing your sentiments and i hope all on here take notice. May God bless you. My family is praying for the Russell, Lee and York family.