Man jailed after death of cyclist

[Klaus]

http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/8391322.Man_jailed_after_death_of_cyclist/

 

[chigman]

http://www.bucksfree...ath_of_cyclist/

Good. What a coward to leave him lying there like that, he should've got longer and I hope he shares a cell with george michael and drops the soap in the shower.

steve

 

[2Loose]

http://www.bucksfree...ath_of_cyclist/

5yrs for killing someone and orphaning a ten year old boy, then trying to cover it up and even denying dangerous driving.

Scumbag.

 

[Davidc]

Far too lenient, but in the right direction.

 

[As Easy As Riding A Bike]

Further reporting of the trial here.

Relevant bits are -

Mobile phone records showed Altuntas [the driver] appeared to be in the Amersham area for duration of his restaurant being open, from 8am-10pm. He returned home at around midnight and made a further call at about 1.30am.

Altuntas then went to a friend's house in Highbury at 3am. Records showed he withdrew cash in Smithfield, London, at 4.12am. Phone records traced him going back to Amersham, where he made a call at 6.16am, less than half an hour after the fatal smash. Altuntas had had a “grossly inadequate amount of quality sleep in the 24 hour period before the collision”, Mr Barry said.“This lack of sleep no doubt contributed significantly to what was, in any event, a catastrophic lack of concentration,” he told the court.

That is to say, he hadn't been to bed AT ALL before the collision.

The road was in good condition and there were no potholes or defects, the court heard. There was also no sign of emergency braking from Altuntas' vehicle.

There was evidence the car veered to the right, into the outside lane of the carriageway... A police reconstruction concluded a car driver would have been able to see a cyclist in a fluorescent jacket on the A413 from 290 metres away – giving the motorist “five or six seconds” to react. Mr Barry said Altuntas would have had “ample time” to avoid hitting Mr Fleming.

On the basis of this information, coupled with the above, it is quite plain that the driver was asleep when he ploughed into the back of the cyclist - although this was not established in court.

And finally -

Police spoke to [Altuntas] at The Feast.

“They had already called at his home address and they spoke to his wife there and asked about the blue Mercedes,” said Mr Barry.

“The questions were very general. When asked about the car her response was, 'It's been stolen'. Then, crucially, before the police said anything else, she said, 'I don't know anything about an accident with a bicycle'.

“The police hadn't mentioned an accident with a bicycle. He must have known himself he had been in a collision with a bicycle.”

His wife (thankfully for the interests of justice being served) does not appear to be on the bright side.


Glad this scumbag has been put away.

 

[benb]

5 years is pathetic for killing someone.

Should be:
50 years - premeditated murder with no mitigating factors
40-50 years - premeditated murder but with some mitigating factors
30-40 years - manslaughter
20-30 years - causing death by dangerous practices, (driving, poor safety measures &c.)
10-20 years - accidental death through neglect

 

[davefb]

some years ago,, a girl was knocked down by a hit and run... i had just got the same car and even though i was in the states with work,, they phoned me in america to confirm i wasnt the driver.. ( or maybe i had to phone local plod, i cant remember )

they went thru every black corsa registered locally... ( and theres a lot , at least when i try and find the thing in a car park )


you think 5 years is bad,,

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/746370.fury_over_death_crash_drivers_sentence/

he got 15 months..