http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.u...man__22__jailed_for_causing_death_of_cyclist/
A particularly nasty piece of filth, this.
A particularly nasty piece of filth, this.
18 months for killing a cyclist.
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mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Lost control, killed someone, failed to stop, high-speed police chase, refused to admit before the trial. How's that ended up as only 18 months and a driving retest?
"Comments are closed on this article." I guess the newspaper expects outrage, too.
"Comments are closed on this article." I guess the newspaper expects outrage, too.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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- Scotland
I have a sick feeling that this will be the total of concurrent sentencing and not consecutive. Can anyone confirm from other sources?
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
We can only hope that Bubba is a cyclist and ends up sharing a bedroom with this maggot.
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
18 months. He'll be out by Christmas, and back on a motorbike. Bans mean nothing to the likes of him.
Cubist
Still wavin'
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- Ovver 'thill
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
So why defer sentencing for the earlier offence until conclusion of hearing for subsequent offence?
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Sounds like your legal system is as ineffective as Australia's. 18 months for that, particularly given the guy's attitude, isn't justice.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
18 months for both offences - probably got more 'time' for the Police chase ! Killing people in/on vehicles doesn't seem to hold any real punishment.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
The guy had two separate cases, dangerous driving - police chase - and death by careless - the cyclist.
At the conclusion of the dangerous case, sentence on that was adjourned to await the outcome of the death by case
He is then sentenced for all outstanding matters at the same time, which is what happened.
Piecemeal sentencing is regarded as undesirable, although that policy often means the defendant gets 'two for the price one' which I regard as unfair to the victims and not in the public interest.
The calculation of this sentence is not clear, but he could easily have got 18 months for the police chase on its own.
Death by careless - maximum five years in crown court - doesn't always mean prison, and can be dealt with in magistrates' court where the maximum is six months.
double_dd
Über Member
I was out riding this very road about an hour before this happened. Kind of puts things into perspective.
This is often used as a bikers race track with plenty of people there taking pics of the bikes when they come flying past. They need to sort that out - shameful blaming someone in his lane as the reason why he had to 'drift' into the other lane.
This is often used as a bikers race track with plenty of people there taking pics of the bikes when they come flying past. They need to sort that out - shameful blaming someone in his lane as the reason why he had to 'drift' into the other lane.
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