Family wants harsher penalty for fatal crash

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WHITE OAK, Pa. — A former state Supreme Court justice was issued three traffic citations after the car she was driving turned in front of a motorcycle, killing that driver.

Cynthia Baldwin also gained recognition as the attorney for Penn State during the Jerry Sandusky trial.

The tickets total about $300 in fines, and the man’s family said his life was worth much more.

"There's never going to be a price on his life," said Destiny Daugherty. Her father Chester was killed last September in White Oak, when the motorcycle he was on crashed into a car that pulled in front of him.

His wife, Carol Daugherty, is now searching for answers. "How could you not see somebody?" she said.

The woman behind the wheel was Baldwin. 11 Investigates found she was only just given three traffic tickets for the crash in March, six months after it happened.

"I suffer anxiety driving, knowing that she is still out there, not getting jail time," Destiny Daugherty said.

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"A citation is not unusual, even if someone dies," said Channel 11 legal analyst analyst Phil Dilucente said it’s not uncommon for an investigation to take as long as this one did. He doesn’t have anything to do with the case, but said investigators look at factors of both drivers like speed and any blind spots.

"People may lend themselves to the belief that because someone is a judge or lawyer, doctor, special practices, that's not the case," Dilucente said.

Baldwin's attorney told Channel 11's Catherine Varnum it was inappropriate for him to comment on a pending court case.

The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office released the following statement: