What a sad situation. Having worked with Matt for several years, and knowing his family, I can attest to the fact that he is a good and decent man. What distresses me most about this is that, although nothing in the way of apologies, fines, jail, or community service can reverse the events of that day, the following question comes to mind: Is there any room left in our society for events that are truly "accidents"? Clearly there was no malicious or criminal intent here, and yet, somehow the law calls for someone to "pay". I understand the natural human reaction to wanting so-called justice, and yet it seems that the idea of justice through a criminal proceeding in this case, doesn't really hold up well either. What if the circumstances had been changed just a bit and the truck had stopped in the highway in front of the motorcycle, causing the motorcycle to swerve into Mr. Millspaugh's lane, with the same end result of two cyclists deaths? While we could speculate with "what if's" at length, it does seem as if in our society's desire to cast blame, that the concept of accidents truly being just that, has gone by the wayside, to the detriment of us all. I must say that Judge Wadel's struggle with the sentencing portion of this case appears to reflect that he may possibly hold similar sentiments. Please give your support to ALL involved, as the price paid by all has been steep.

It is hard to believe that the lives of two people are worth one year in jail, 580.00 dollars and a few hours of community service. To think he got a misdemeanor upsets me. People get those for shoplifting. He deserves a felony.