Category Archives: the mingo pelkey case
Gleich sentenced to 6 months; driving privileges revoked forever
From The Register-Guard’s Karen McCowan, we have this report of the sentencing yesterday of James Robert Gleich, the motorist who hit and killed Mingo Pelkey as she was riding her … Continue reading
From the defense in the Pelkey fatality
According to his public defender, James Gleich “suffers from severe anxiety and panic attacks that render him helpless” as well as a brain injury from an accident in which a … Continue reading
James Robert Gleich charged with manslaughter
James Robert Gleich was jailed yesterday, Eugene police say, on charges of first-degree manslaughter, negligent homicide and reckless driving. Gleich was driving a car on River Road last Aug. 29 … Continue reading
Gleich’s California driving record: Nothing on it
James Gleich’s drivers record from the time he apparently lived in California turns up clean. But it’s too old to know for sure if there was ever anything on it. … Continue reading
Request for help from Mingo Pelkey’s parents
I got an e-mail this morning from Mingo Pelkey’s mother, letting me know that she had left a comment today on an earlier post about James Robert Gliech. I’m going … Continue reading
A few details on the Gleich driver’s license suspension
I finally figured out how to get a copy of James Gleich’s driving record from the DMV, and it confirms his license was suspended on Sept. 22. This was about … Continue reading
Gleich’s license is suspended
Quick update on James Robert Gleich, the motorist who hit and killed bicyclist Mingo Pelkey in August: The DMV in Salem tells me that his license is, in fact, suspended. … Continue reading
The Gleich accidents: What witnesses say
[This post was updated on Sept. 28 to note that Gleich was found guilty on the red light citation he was given in June.] I’ve spent some time tracking down … Continue reading
Another angle in the Eugene Weekly
FYI, the Eugene Weekly’s Alan Pittman has written an article in the current issue that offers another take on the case of Mingo Pelkey, who was hit by a car … Continue reading
