Driver gets probation for accident that killed gospel singerBy Schuyler Kropf (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Monday, November 17, 2008
MONCKS CORNER — Tim D. Baker of Goose Creek was given probation today in the death of a gospel singer who was struck by a pickup truck while standing in the street directing his band's tour bus. Baker, who faced a maximum of 25 years in prison on one count of leaving the scene of a collision that resulted in death, was sentenced to six years, suspended to two years of probation. Judge Markley Dennis handed down the sentence in the Berkeley County Courthouse. Baker, 33, was accused of hitting Canadian musician Warren Parker in January 2006 as the musician was directing his band's 40-foot bus. The vehicle had blocked two lanes of Red Bank Road as it attempted to pull into the parking lot of Calvary Church of the Nazarene in Goose Creek. Baker suffered a concussion in the accident and ran from the scene because he was stunned from his wounds, his attorney, Peter Brown, said. He passed out for about three hours in nearby woods. Parker, 34, was an award-winning gospel musician and a founder of the group the Parker Trio. His family attended the hearing today and left immediately afterward. Read more about the sentencing Tuesday in The Post and Courier. |
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Posted by summerville_guy on November 17, 2008 at 2:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Oh, good. Probation. That will really do a lot of good in thwarting this type of stupidity.
Posted by keepinitreal on November 17, 2008 at 3:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What a travesty!
Posted by SCSIGirl2 on November 17, 2008 at 4:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
WOW!! I really need to move back to SC, no bad deed goes punished. Stunned - we call it chicken sh!t out here.
Posted by southerngirl45 on November 17, 2008 at 7:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The PnC failed to report that he was drunk.
Posted by mjenkins on November 17, 2008 at 7:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
obviously, the three people that have posted comments on this story were not in the courtroom today or for any of the other hearings on this case. if they had been and were aware of the facts, they may have been able to post an intelligent comment. the only stupidity has been the misrepresentation of the facts by the media, the only travesty has been torturing the families involved for three
long years, and mr baker was far from chicken sh!t in court today.
Posted by mjenkins on November 17, 2008 at 7:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
the PnC didn't report he was drunk because he was not.
again, people may want to fact check before commenting.
Posted by ironhorse on November 17, 2008 at 8:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Well, p&c didn't report that he can't drive worth a crap but obviously that is the case. Check that fact!
Posted by wonderdog on November 17, 2008 at 8:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Actually not drunk, or not drunk per terms of the deal that was struck?
Posted by mjenkins on November 17, 2008 at 11:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
p&c also did not report that the accident reconstrution expert testified that mr baker's driving ability and reaction were not impaired, that this was an UNAVOIDABLE accident, due to the position of the bus blocking the roadway, the lack of lighting on the roadway, or on the bus itself. i have checked the facts, thanks. ACTUALLY not drunk-there was no deal struck, mr baker pled guilty to leaving the scene, and was sentenced according to the law.