The woman who admits she ran down a man on Interstate 40 took the stand Wednesday in the case against a friend who tried to cover for her.
Rabah Samara faces felony and misdemeanor hit-and-run charges for his role in the death of Stephen Gates. Gates was changing a flat tire on Interstate 40 on Oct. 4, 2003, when he was hit by a Cadillac Escalade.
Prosecutors said Emily Caveness was behind the wheel, but switched seats with Samara, who drove off. Caveness worked a deal with prosecutors. In August, she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for failing to report an accident in exchange for her testimony.
Let me get this straight. She ran someone over (by accident), admitted it, switched seats with a friend, and gets charged with a misdemeaner? Is it any wonder people do not think the legal system is broken?
