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| Remembering Sergio Padilla. |
By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
Saturday, October 9, 2010
6:30 a.m.
DOWNEY -
We now know the name of the 23-year old motorcyclist that was killed by an alleged drunk driver in Downey on early Friday morning at around 2 a.m.
Sergio Rios Padilla, 23-year-old motorcyclist from Huntington Park lost his life in that horrific crash over at Paramount Boulevard and Florence Avenue, according to local law enforcement.
Padilla died at a local hospital.
Daniel Sokyra, 31, of Los Angeles, was booked on suspicion of felony drunken driving with great bodily injury, and is being held on $100,000 bail.
According to witness statements and Downey Police officials, Sokyra, who was uninjured, allegedly ran a red light as he drove eat on Florence Avenue.
His 2001 GMC pickup truck then collided with the motorcycle, which was southbound on Paramount Boulevard.
Why do we tolerate such lunacy in our community. Driving drunk is deadly. This is becoming a huge scourge that ALL of us need to END once and for all. How many more innocent people like Sergio Rios are going to be murdered by people "allegedly" driving drunk?
My heart and prayers go out to the families of both Sergio and to the family of Mr. Sokyra, who is now facing the very real possibility of spending a huge amount of the rest of his life in jail....and you and I as taxpayers are going to have to pay for it year after year, decade after decade.
Rule....Don't DRINK and DRIVE....PERIOD! If you are in a bar and have a drink, DON'T DRIVE till you are sober. If you have a problem with alcohol, get help. Don't destroy your life and the lives of innocent people.
If you have any thoughts about this crash or have a special memory of Sergio Rios Padilla, or thoughts about the suspect Mr. Sokyra, please leave a comment at the end of this blog. Also, if you have a photo of Mr. Padilla, please feel free to send it to my email at RREconomy@aol.com.
RIP!
RrE
4 comments:
Sergio was not only a loyal friend but a loving father to his 2 y.o lil boy and also has a baby on the way... This irresponsible act on Mr.Sokyra has made a life long impact on not only his kids but his family and friends... Everyone take the phrase "DONT DRINK N DRIVE" too lightly until they kill someone... =,,,( Sergio I cant believe you are actually gone =,,( we already miss you and will continue to miss you!! You left us too soon but you will be in our hearts FOREVER!! Look down from heaven and watch over your family friends and most of all your LIL ONES!! We love you Sergio RIP!!
Melody
Randy-- It's been a year since this accident. Any word on the driver and his sentence? Is he going to jail? Any update would be appreciated.
After pleading guilty in January 2012, Dan Sokyra was sentenced to a year and was released a couple days ago after serving a little over a month. It's an insult to Sergio Padilla and his family.
To Anonymous.
If you think you can post without legal repercussions you are wrong. We can supoena your post and find out exactly who you are. The truth of the entire matter is that Dan Sokyra is an incredibly worthwhile individual. Unlike those who have facebook pages such as this: http://www.myspace.com/maryloek. A totally disgusting facebook page. The truth, which can now be told, was that Dan was NOT intoxicated. He was momentarily distracted. It was an accident. Pure and simple. For a person to go on here and continue to try and persecute someone when you don't even know anything about the facts of the case is one of the lowest of all human acts...and you are doing this intentionally. God help you. God is a just God and I'm sure you will be getting a readjustment from Him soon for being so cruel.
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