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Judge Rules Insufficient Evidence To Convict Driver For Killing Drunk Bicyclist

A central Ohio judge says there's not enough evidence to convict a driver who struck and killed a drunken bicycle rider. 24-year-old Davenna Ferguson had been charged with vehicular manslaughter. Ferguson testified that she didn't see the rider, 33-year-old Ernesto Galvez-Jacobo, before striking him on a dark Columbus road in May 2012. Galvez-Jacobo's blood alcohol level registered more than three times the legal limit for driving a car or riding a bike. A city prosecutor had argued that Ferguson was responsible because she failed to maintain a clear distance.

A native of Chicago, naturalized citizen of Cincinnati and resident of Columbus, Alison attended Earlham College and the Ohio State University. She has equal passion for Midwest history, hockey and Slavic poetry.