Praise God... Now Mrs Moore may rest in peace.

So happy they made headway in this case....

Surprise surprise, suspect has a DWI conviction and is awaiting trial on another DWI charge and an arrest but not convicted for marihuana possession.

May Ms. Moore rest in peace and David be tormented for the rest of his life!

I am so pleased that this person was identified. This case weighed heavy on my heart to bring justice to this horrible hit and run. I will sleep better knowing this person will be off the streets! I am happy Ms. Moore cat found a home and hope it is coping well with the loss of her owner.

Let him have his day in court. It doesn't look good for him on the hit and run charge. He won't be convicted of much of anything else, if anything. Even if convicted on the hit and run, we can presume he was drunk, but we will never be able prove it. She crossed in the middle of the road, so he won't get charged there either.

Either way, an extraordinarily unnecessary sad loss of life. Although it took 3 months, thank the police and prosecutors, they did their jobs.

I know him and he is actually a really nice guy who made an incredibly stupid decision. It breaks my heart.

To Paul Amirault....Don't presume anything....Don't open your fat mouth about him being drunk.. I on the other hand know he was sober....Like the anonymous person said he is actually a nice guy who made a stupid decision...

sounds like thisn isn't the first "stupid" decision he's made. Perhaps he should had decided to go to AA after his 1st DWI....

sounds like thisn isn't the first "stupid" decision he's made. Perhaps he should had decided to go to AA after his 1st DWI....

I am so happy that they caught the person responsible for this horrible crime. How could anyone leave the scene of the crime knowing that they hit someone? It could be a family member, friend or neighbor. I hope he learns his lesson.

Small error in the article... according to WBAL, this guy lives in Harford County, not Sandstone Court: http://www.wbaltv.com/news/30874057/detail.html. However, there is a David Grayson French (presumably Sr.) who has a last known address of 26 Sandstone Court: http://www.homefacts.com/offender-detail/MD133806/David-Grayson-French.html (sex offender list) It stands to reason that Jr. was at his dad's house watching the Ravens game and left the house drunk. I should know... I was driving down Seven Courts and had just come to the traffic circle at the intersection of Proctor and Seven Courts and this bastard cut me off. He then proceeded to speed down Seven Courts at a very very high rate of speed. I missed the hit and run by a few minutes.

Hopefully his arrest and prosecution will provide some sort of justice for the victim.

Paul A (Capital A) with 2 letters after that....First of all it's none of your business what I know and what I don't know...If you feel the Patch should forward my contact information bring it on....They can contact me anytime they would like...My "evidence" would squash part of your presumption....

Anonymous2----You are full of lies telling that story...Were you with him watching the Ravens game at his Dad's? Did you see him drink a single drop of liquor? Were you a passenger in the car? And he was not driving at a very very high rate of speed. If you would have read the articles in January you would have seen the comments that speed was not a factor in the accident.
And to Paul A....Since you're positive that I'm withholding evidence (which clearly I know is a crime) call the police. Is that suppose to scare me or something? You disgust me more.

Thanks...Anything I can do to make you look more like a fool...

I still don't understand why the person who stopped in the middle of a 4 lane road to let someone cross without a cross walk is not being charged with something how about negligence?? If someone stopped in front of you do you automatically think o let me stop right away and make sure they aren't letting someone cross, No you would go around them. It's sad that someone died over someone's stupid mistake of stopping in the middle of a major road.

Finally!! I'm glad BCPD caught this guy!

Actually, the BCPD didn't 'CATCH' him......he turned himself in.

A sudden case of guilt, nope. They were coming to take him away.

I am all for freedom of speech. My name is Adam Gephardt n David is my cousin. I do not agree with his actions. He has made bad decisions and he is the one that has to live with the road that lies ahead of him.. All that said he is still someones child n there is a family out there grieving. We were not there n we were not in his head, n we do not know the fear that may have consumed him.. Like i said I am sorry for the life that was taken from this world, but he is still family and not the monster that is being portrayed.. Thank you for your time.. I am deeply sorry for the actions of my family.

I have known David French Jr. for quite some time and I don't think it's fair to judge him so harshly. He has made poor choices, but I promise you he is not a cold-hearted individual. He's 25, he was scared...yes, it is awful that Ms. Moore died...but please don't make him out to be some monster. He is willing to deal with the consequences now, so have respect for his family that is also now grieving during the difficult time.

in 2009 he was fined for throwing trashout of his vehicle at seven courts and pinedale.
right in that same stretch where he hit that poor lady,,, total disregard for others,
i did not see where he was waiting any dui charges, he had one that was closed, also a crossing the line in the tunnel infraction, total disregard for the rules of the road,,,, rotten attitude , he wasnt gonna wait for the car that was allowing Miss Moore to cross,,,,,,,and more than likely speeding..........he wont be behind the wheel of a vehicle again...........

He's willing to deal with the consequence now? He has no choice. He was doing between 55 and 60 MPH when he hit Ms. Moore. She was thrown up, hit his windshield, and left in the gutter of the road as French drove away. She was still alive when people stopped and wrapped her blankets to comfort her. However, shortly after the Rescue Squad got to the scene, she passed away. Compassion. I don't think so. You go wrap someone up that has head contusions inflicted from a speeding fool and look into their last moments of their life and then let's talk about what a wonderful and nice person French really is. You talk to my friend that was killed by another drunk driver. I'm only ticked that the crime he was charged with only carries a 10 year sentence. Can't wait for the trial and sentencing. I will be there.

Let me put this in perspective. One day while riding my bicycle, a squirrel darted
in front of me and I hit it. I did not stop.

If you hit a human being.........YOU STOP. Period .End of storey.

I don't feel sorry for French. He should never be allowed to drive again....EVER.

To Anonymous2 - That's how bad reputations get started by speculating. If you don't know the facts then don't mention anything. You're speculating that he was drinking. Like I posted before, were you with him at his Dad's? Did you see him drink? First of all, if you know the area as well as you say you do, you'd get your information correct before posting. You said " you were almost struck by a Ford 500 at the Preston/Seven Courts traffic circle, and the car was coming from the direction of Sandstone Court". The street name is Proctor/Seven Courts (minor mistake) but up the hill on Proctor is another street called Darbytown on your left. You have to actually drive up Proctor to see these streets so if you were in the circle there is NO WAY you saw which direction the car was coming from. Again...your speculating...

To Red Dolphin....In 2009 you mentioned he was fined for throwing trash out of his vehicle. The trash was a cigarette butt. Let me ask you how many people do you see throwing cigarette butts out there car window???Tons of people....But I guess your either Mr or Ms Perfect that does nothing wrong...

David French 2nd DUI/DWI Is waiting trial set this June. He was charged 12/17/2011 in the 2nd one in Baltimore City. He was driving a 2005 Ford then !! He has no remorse for ANYONE"S LIFE NOT EVEN HIS OWN !!! As they say ....3 strikes your out.
Sorry he didn't just turn himself in! For some reason the States Attorneys Office gave him a choice. I guess they have compassion for human life. Thank you BCPD /HCSO and States Attorneys Office for bringing him in.
God Bless Mrs Moore and may she rest in peace now

Ms. Moore was completely at fault for this. She's an idiot for crossing the road at night, when it had been raining. It was also foggy. There's a crosswalk right by the Weis. Any person with common sense would have crossed there. And the other driver shouldn't have stopped in the middle of the road. They caused this accident, as well as the dead lady.

John Doe...I agree with you but maybe I wouldn't have said it in that manner. It's a sad situation for everyone involved. I certainly hope something happens to the driver that stopped in the middle of the road. Exactly...crosswalks are made for a reason. You take your life in your own hands when crossing else where not just in this case.

So throwing cigarette butts out of the window is OK as long as others are doing it? "Tons of people" do it? Somebody, today, threw their cigarette butt, still lit, out their window and it went under my hood. You think that is OK?

DK...Remember the saying innocent until proven guilty...You're right the hearing hasn't happened for the second DUI/DWI...Again...people speculating..By any chance do you know the facts in that case? You seem to have a lot of knowledge about the case. You're probably a police officer huh?

You are all idiots ! A precious life has been lost. Regradless who's at fault !!! It is a rare occurrence. Do you even hear the people that live in this area ? It is a dangerous rd.
Have manners befor you speak then speak ! Respect the opinions of others without being so RUDE ! There are witnesses and they will all have their say in court ..Stop assuming you where there and know who's at fault. Could of been should of been would of been dosn't matter. The courts will handel this matter not you. This is a 68 year old women. In bad weather returning from the grocery store, Maybe it was icy and she felt her safest at that point to cross. Stop being so harsh and try to understand reasons. She was no idiot just maybe taken precaution for her own safety. On the other hand history speaks for it's self. Not one but two DWI/DUI 's is a whole nother story. People are not dumb
Only if this poor old women could only speak for herself

The really unfortunate part of this case, as in all DUI/DWI cases, is that if he is found guilty, probably receive a slap on the wrist for this incident in the form of being required to attend AA meetings, perform some community service, and possibly serve a few weekends in jail for this heinous crime. I've sat through enough traffic court sessions and listened to the judges hand out Probation Before Judgement in cases where idiots were charged with driving more than 100 MPH on the beltway.

Wake up people! We need a court system that imposes serious sentences to serious prisons on the FIRST OFFENSE for DUI/DWI. Maybe knowing that you will be LIKELY to serve 3-5 YEARS in Hagerstown for your FIRST DUI/DWI and then 10-20 years for your SECOND DUI/DWI will serve as some kind of deterrence to this kind of reckless and TOTALLY PREVENTABLE behavior.

A lot of First Time Posters who seem to love cases where someone dies and goes out of their way to rile people by saying idiotic stuff.

Waste of time.

I agree Paul with people saying idiotic stuff....It's a shame isn't it??

I grew up with Dave French, and have known him since elementary school. Dave attended St. Joseph Fullerton school with me. We were never really close friends because we hung out with different people, but I can say that everytime I saw him out he was always extremley nice. He is 100% a kind hearted person. I am not saying that this wasnt a tragedy and that he doesn't deserve to be sentenced. All i am saying was that this is a situation that could not have happened to a nicer guy. His mother was a very sweet lady aswell. Dave always had a smile on his face and was always attentive to other people.The one thing that concerns me about this site in general is that people who didnt know dave or know Ms. Moore seem to like to throw their moral standards around like they are certain what they would have done in Dave or Ms. Moores position. The one thing that is clear is that Dave should have stopped. Period. But to sit here and look up his past records and assume that you know him any better is not kind hearted and is quite frankly pure speculation.Paul amirault,I am a little confused as to why you are discussing this tragedy? You have been saying that people who never come to this site are now posting dumb comments. The truth is i have not seen your connection in any way to the victim or defendent in this case. Are you just trying to get riled up from this discussion?I am just here to say that Dave was a good person. I pray for Ms. Moore, dave, and both thier families. Pray forthem

Another FTP, PC

Thanks Michael for those kind words. I think this is an awful tragedy for both families. And all the speculation going on is just that...speculation...I agree that we need to pray for both families.

And for Paul...You're just a plain and simple idiot...I certainly hope your children do not follow in your footsteps because if they do, god help them.

Red Dolphin...If you read the tunnel traffic infraction correctly (which you didn't) that citation doesn't belong to him...Apparently you're not looking at the facts bud...I agree with it doesn't make him a hard core criminal but yes to poor judgment. I'm not saying I agree with what he did. Irresponsible yes and we'll have to see what happens. Yes, Paul is a nasty person but he works for The Patch and it's probably his job to fuel the fire.

I have read a lot of comments. I know what happened because I was there. French was driving at an super accelerated speed. I cannot say he was drinking as he ran from the scene. Yes, he had to know he hit a person as she bounced off his windshield. Yes, he was probably scared. Moore was very visible crossing the street and there will be testimony to that so that argument goes out the door, unless of course, you are either impaired or driving too fast. I guess he can take the stand on this issue if he elects to. Also, he hit her so hard, he broke the front headlight from his car and left her blood on it. That is called DNA evidence. Can't argue he didn't hit her. Can't argue he wasn't watching the Ravens game at his dads. Can't argue he ran from the scene. Of course, his prior DWI conviction doesn't help him or his upcoming one. All will be taken into consideration. His best choice right now is to stand up like a man and accept responsibility that he took a life and for that, there are consequences. He can only help that by accepting responsibility reduces his punishment. Personally, I hope he gets Judge Bollinger who will throw the book at him.

i think Mr Anonymous is Mr French Sr couldi t be?

Haha dk Ur pathetic and a waste of my time

What is hilarious is the same idiot posting under different names just created today and yesterday.

So this is my second post n My name is still Adam Gephardt, N David is my cousin.. Again I dont know what happened n I found out yesterday.. As far as I know no one in the family knew anything about this.. I speak only for myself n not my family. I live in Pennsylvania, and I do not the area well.. All that I can say, on behalf of my family, I am deeply sorry for the actions that resulted in the death.. I also would like to extend my deepest sympathies to the family of Mrs. Moore.. Again thank you for your time..

Good work BCPD for staying on this. Thank you Patch for not letting it fade away. PEACE

I think it is ridiculous how people are looking up his record now. Get a life! And as you see he does not have a violent past, just bad choices.Sorry you couldnt get juicier details. And have some respect for his family. How dare you accuse his father of taking over this page. His father is in mourning, he wasnt the one who had the accident. Anyone with children should understand that the parents are most likely losing their child. That has to be heartbreaking for them. And Adam stop apologizing for his actions because it is not your fault. But I know frenchy turned himself in out of guilt. Knowing the person he is, the guilt had to be eating at him and im glad he is stepping up and taking the punishment that he needs to have. But I still stand by my statement that he was a really nice person, just made a horrible decision out of fear.

First and foremost: Although I did not know you, Rest In Peace Mrs. Moore.

I can find absolutely NO Sympathy for David French, Jr. whatsoever. Regardless of the circumstances surrounding the cause of events, it is beyond comprehension how anyone could hit another human being and leave them to die in the road as he did. It is my opinion that the only conclusion to his actions would be that he apparently had something to hide. As far as his past infractions, well, they speak for themself. I believe the only reason he turned himself in was because it was only a matter of time before they arrested him anyway. Again, only thinking of himself, this puts a little gold star on his record. Where has he been for the past 3 months? Where was he at moments after the accident when Mrs. Moore lay dying on Seven Courts Drive? Does this man have any conscience whatsoever? The way I see it, apparently not.
Also, if John Doe is any personal friend of David French, Jr. it's understandable because his comment speaks volumes!

I am glad that the police caught the person. Now he should stay in jail and repent of his sins

To just a guy...The police did not find his car "hidden" in Harford county... I suggest you go back to your source and get the facts straight...

Peggy Boyd...Yes, I am a resident of Perry Hall..And yes, my kids did do Perry Hall Rec. but they were so disorganized that I went to another Rec. and was much satisfied with that organization. And I'm glad I never met Paul Amirault..They've said that he has respect??? What dictionary has he been using??? His comments have no more respect then the dictionary he's been using...

Simply pathetic. Defending a person who killed a lady crossing the road, then running.

Jokes on the idiots here arguing

Beverly Moore was my stepmother. She and I, and members of my family had some extreme differences while my father was sick and we had not spoken since 2009 at my father's funeral. I wish I had the chance to resolve those issues. I had known her for since I was a little kid, about 30+ years and despite our differences I was completely sick to my stomach when I heard about this, especially that it was a hit and run. She did not deserve to die this way, nobody does. She did not like to drive in bad weather and it was icy that night. I wish i could have taken her to the store that night. I cant imagine how my father would have dealt with this if he were still alive. He loved her very much. Please have respect for my family. "DK" said one of the only things that made any sense...."if only she could speak for herself". Because I guarentee you, she knew how to speak for herself. "John Doe", you are just a heartless coward and "anonymous" I wish you would just stop posting. David French Jr will have a chance to defend himself and will answer to the Judge and Jury and God. Perhaps God must have already gotten in touch with him because he turned himself in. I, and alot of other people are very thankful for that.

Thanks Emily. I had been following this closely through this website. It has been my only source for information.

I also appreciate all the kind comments left on this page from people who realize who the real victim was in this case. I dont care how "nice" of guy this loser was, he had no regard for human life. OR HE WOULD HAVE STOPPED.

Fun fact:

on my way home Monday, I was driving on that same stretch of Seven Courts. A nice mother, pushing a carriage (an 'old school one'... you don't see those everyday!) and was crossing the street in front of Plantangenet Rd. Obviously, no crosswalk as they don't put crosswalks every 50 meters.
You know what I did?
Not only did I stop, but I stopped right in the middle of the 'two' lanes, so no one like Mr. French above could speed around me and hit the lady.
Because see, when you actually give a hoot about life, this is what you do. This is what I'll teach my son to do. You have to compensate for aggressive drivers for the safety of pedestrians.

I truly wonder if the wonderful Mr French will plead NOT Guilty in court and hope to get off on a technicality? Or will he do the Right thing and tell the whole TRUTH about what he did that night in which a woman died after being hit by his car. it will be a travesty if he does get off on some sort of loop hole his lawyers come up with. For those of you who are standing up for him, how are you going to feel if he pleads not guilty after you gave such glowing reviews of his character. He knows what he did and should tell the whole TRUTH!

wondering...I'm sure Mr. French will tell the truth. It's a shame that this had to happen. As far as him getting off on a technicality will be up to the lawyers and to see if the police did everything properly. I have my doubts on some things that were done. But we'll just have to see what happens...

Oh Great! Now what did the Police do 'Wrong'?

Trial scheduled for October 9, 2012. Bail was set at $500K. Currently on home detention pending trial. On on public records.

Grayson pled guilty on August 7th.

Charge No: 2CJIS Code:Statute Code:LIT
Charge Description: DRIVER FAIL TO REMAIN AT THE SCENE OF ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DEATH
Offense Date From: 01/22/2012To:
Arrest Tracking No: 11-7003-00385-4Citation:
Charge Amend No: 0Sentence Version:0Charge Class:
Disposition Plea: GuiltyPlea Date:08/07/2012
Disposition: GuiltyDisposition Date:08/07/2012
No sentencing yet.

Well, aren't you a basket full of information....If you're going to report on someone get his name straight....I guess I'll call you Paul....

Exactly my point...His name is David not Grayson...I'm sure if his parents wanted him to be referred to as Grayson that would have been his first name not his middle...

Thank you to Mr. French for standing up and taking responsibility. Bevery was a great lady and I miss her everyday. I still have her numbers stored in my cell phone. Anonymous...you must be a friend or family of Mr. French since the missuse of his name has you so upset. Please understand Mr. French took the life of my Mother in Law and the missuse of his name by the people updating this post do not mean malice. I pray for Mr. French and his family everyone life does not have to be distroyed by this.

UPDATE (Sept. 19)—The Seven Courts hit-and-run driver pleaded guilty to striking and killing Beverly Moore in January. David Grayson French Jr. will be sentenced Nov. 1 - http://patch.com/A-xTbM

Anonymous - Chill. It's a copy and paste from the Maryland Judiciary System public website to let everyone know that "David" admitted his guilt and now will be sentenced. There is no disparage to anyone. Obviously, you are a relative. There are no winners in this situation; only losers to all. I know about individuals who make bad choices and choose to drive. I also lost my best friend that way.