A driver has been jailed for killing a cyclist

[Jake]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8089812.stm

 

[Bigtwin]

Super. 7.5 is long for that - stand by for a reduction on appeal. Out in 2 at the end of the day is my guess. Then driving without licence and insurance.

 

[Jake]

It always makes me laugh when judges ban people from driving who are banned anyway and don't have a license or insurance, Even better when they are 13years old and arent old enough to drive and they get banned for 3 years, which takes them upto 16, when they should not be driving anyhow

 

[peanut]

at last an avoidable death of a cyclist has been taken seriously .
It takes the driver to be over the limit and under the influence of drugs though.
Not sure I understand the charge of ' causing death by driving without insurance '. it is not gramatically correct surely?. It should read causing death whilst driving etc . Some bimbo typist I expect

 

[Bigtwin]

I seem to recall that bans like that only bite when the person is old enough to drive, which would seem to be sensible.

Huge fines on parents/attachment to earnings orders might be a wee bit more effective.

 

[Jake]

ah that would make a bit of sense yes. Still, they prob wont get a liscence anyway.

 

[User169]

at last an avoidable death of a cyclist has been taken seriously .
It takes the driver to be over the limit and under the influence of drugs though.
Not sure I understand the charge of ' causing death by driving without insurance '. it is not gramatically correct surely?. It should read causing death whilst driving etc . Some bimbo typist I expect

Indeed - I'm not convinced that this will apply to an "otherwise law-abiding...blah, blah, blah".

 

[HLaB]

The page hasn't loaded yet and already I'm drug using killer !

 

[Jim_Noir]

That's not long really for what he did... scumbag