Ellen Shane Wants Justice for Her Daughter

Malibu resident Ellen Shane traveled to the Airport Courthouse every day for two weeks to watch , the man whose vehicle struck and killed her 13-year-old daughter Emily nearly two years ago. The trial concluded with .

Shane asks in an opinion piece published Monday on the Huffington Post, "Where's the justice for my daughter?"

I have learned quite a bit about our legal system and unfortunately have seen its failings firsthand. I was naive to expect that the trial would bring swift and fair justice. The charge against the driver was second-degree murder, which requires two things: "conscious disregard" and a victim. It seemed crystal clear to me that someone who drove for 17 miles at speeds of 60 and 70 miles per hour, crossing into oncoming traffic, splitting lanes, swerving into the shoulder (where pedestrians and cyclists use the road), and coming up so quickly on other motorists that they were forced to move out of the way shows conscious disregard. And my daughter was the victim. The verdict should have been a slam dunk.

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