Houston - Jurors sentenced a Houston woman to 15 years in prison Thursday for failing to stop after fatally injuring a bicyclist with her truck.
The decision on punishment for Margaret Mayer, 35, came after 38 minutes of deliberation. She could have been sentenced to probation or up to 20 years in prison. She was convicted Wednesday in the death of Chelsea Norman, 24, on Dec. 1, 2013.
In his closing argument, defense attorney Guy Womack returned to the theme that Norman's failure to follow safe biking practices contributed to her death.
"If Chelsea Norman had been riding in the bicycle lane she would not have been hit... but she wasn't," Womack said.
Prosecutor Alison Baimbridge said Womack's statement amounted to blaming the victim. She urged jurors to sentence Mayer to prison time. More
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