Was Raquel Nelson Jaywalking When Hit and Run Driver Killed Her Child?

Both Georgia and Maryland law recognize unmarked crosswalks at every intersection as an extension of the sidewalk but "The nearest painted crosswalk was half a mile away. Prosecutors viewed this as grounds for a homicide case" against the pedestrian and not against the drunk driver.

<a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/erikkain/2011/07/19/raquel-nelson-was-not-jaywalking-when-hit-and-run-driver-killed-her-child/">http://blogs.forbes.com/erikkain/2011/07/19/raquel-nelson-was-not-jaywalking-when-hit-and-run-driver-killed-her-child/</a>;

(Update to Georgia Mom Convicted of Vehicular Homicide For Crossing Street With Kids <a href="http://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=20110718114448464">http://www.baltimorespokes.org/article.php?story=20110718114448464</a>; )