LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss (WCBI)- District Attorney Forrest Allgood is revisiting information about a car on bicycle accident that left a Starkville biker in critical condition last month while riding along Highway 50 in Western Clay County.
Allgood says right now there's no evidence to charge the driver in that car-bicycle collision with a felony because she didn't leave the scene and wasn't under the influence.
This story has created quite a bit of controversy among those close to it and generated plenty of viewer feedback on our website so WCBI News asked some of you for your thoughts on the accident.
"If you're involved in an auto accident then you have to be charged according the law and there's is no forgiveness," said Richard Montalto of Lowndes County.
"We should be more forgiving because I really truly believe that it was an accident, so we should forgive her, she shouldn't be charged," said Denise Harristion of Lowndes County.
On May 22, Robbie Norton hit biker and Boardtown Bikes owner Jan Morgan as she rode her bike on Highway 50 in Western Clay County. According to a trooper's report, Norton got out of her car to check on Morgan and when she got back in, she ran over her.
"There were some discrepancies in the Highway Patrol's report. What they reported and what the witnesses were saying wasn't meshing and probably a week ago, we asked my investigators to go out and clarify that," said Allgood.
Witnesses said Norton was speeding and talking on her cell phone while driving.
Alllgood says he has no reason to believe Norton ran over the biker intentionally and statements from witnesses support that theory, but he still has to review some more information.
"We have not transcribed the digital recordings yet and when we do that, it will give me a chance to go through it line by line and see if that changes my opinion on things," Allgood replied..
Investigators haven't made any arrests because they don't have enough proof to call this incident a crime.
Allgood said there is no way of being able to tell how much longer the process will take.
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