Jordan Valdez has been given probation as a juvenile.

Sadly the system failed in this case.









Jordan Valdez was charged as an adult for the hit and run that took the life of Melissa Sjostrom.

The teenager was 16 at the time of the crash and as we all know she left the scene and left Melissa Sjostrom for dead.

Her day in court proved to be a waste of time as she was sentenced to 15 months of probation as a juvenile.

Her parents said the conviction as an adult would have jeopardized their daughters’ academic future.

What about the future of the person she killed?

Sadly Valdez will be a murderer for the rest of her life and the fact she got probation will be nothing compared to having to live with the fact she took someone’s life at such a young age.

I cannot fault the parents for wanting the best for their daughter

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but I can find fault in the system for allowing the charges to be reverted back to a juvenile charge, she committed an adult crime and should have had to do the time.

But I guess in Tampa if you are a teenager you can run over anyone you want and leave them for dead.

Cases like this is a prime example of where our system fails.