13yr old killed in F50
Discussion
21TonyK said:
Makes me wince knowing I took my daughter out on track when she was 14/5 giving it full beans sometimes.
Wouldn't do that again now. Hindsight/maturity et all.
One of the reasons I bought my mk1 mx5 was to make some memories with my little girl at sensible speeds. We can have fun without going anywher near daft speeds Wouldn't do that again now. Hindsight/maturity et all.
There's a Ford test track near where I live. They had (I think it's been discontinued) an annual charity day where you could pay 20 quid for a passenger ride around the test track in a supercar. It has high banked curves and you can really get going, it was very popular.
We would all queue up in the car park and those that had paid jumped in and got taken for a couple of laps.
When it came to my turn a young couple urged their daughter into the car and waved her off, she was about 6 years old.
I drove down to the sliplane onto the track and waited for the stewards to wave me on. There was a couple of cars in front of me and as we waited the little girl started crying.
"I don't want to go, I'm scared". She is breaking her little heart and it's badly affecting me.
I don't have kids myself and I'm a little unsure in these situations, so I said "It'll be fun darling, I'm sure you'll enjoy it once we get going"
She became more insistent, started gulping in big sobs and said "NO!!! I'm scared. please don't!"
At this point my minds made up and there's no way I'm taking this kid out. I'm now at the front of the queue and I tell the steward I want to go back to the car park. He waves me onto the track when there's a gap, I do a U turn and drive back to the pick up point.
As I pull up (I swear on my eyesight this happened) the dad says "What's the fking problem?"
I said "She doesn't want to go"
"She'll be fine, just take her out, we've paid for this"
I have a sobbing child in the passenger seat.
I said I'm sorry mate just lift her out.
Parents aren't always the best judge of this stuff.
We would all queue up in the car park and those that had paid jumped in and got taken for a couple of laps.
When it came to my turn a young couple urged their daughter into the car and waved her off, she was about 6 years old.
I drove down to the sliplane onto the track and waited for the stewards to wave me on. There was a couple of cars in front of me and as we waited the little girl started crying.
"I don't want to go, I'm scared". She is breaking her little heart and it's badly affecting me.
I don't have kids myself and I'm a little unsure in these situations, so I said "It'll be fun darling, I'm sure you'll enjoy it once we get going"
She became more insistent, started gulping in big sobs and said "NO!!! I'm scared. please don't!"
At this point my minds made up and there's no way I'm taking this kid out. I'm now at the front of the queue and I tell the steward I want to go back to the car park. He waves me onto the track when there's a gap, I do a U turn and drive back to the pick up point.
As I pull up (I swear on my eyesight this happened) the dad says "What's the fking problem?"
I said "She doesn't want to go"
"She'll be fine, just take her out, we've paid for this"
I have a sobbing child in the passenger seat.
I said I'm sorry mate just lift her out.
Parents aren't always the best judge of this stuff.
CocoPops said:
So no charges or have Police not completed investigation yet?
At the time it was reported that the driver had suffered some serious injuries so one assumes he's still in hospital.Anyone know what happens when such a person needs to be criminally charged? At the very least you would think the person in question needs to be healthy enough to understand what they are being charged with.
BlackLabel said:
CocoPops said:
So no charges or have Police not completed investigation yet?
At the time it was reported that the driver had suffered some serious injuries so one assumes he's still in hospital.Anyone know what happens when such a person needs to be criminally charged? At the very least you would think the person in question needs to be healthy enough to understand what they are being charged with.
br d said:
When it came to my turn a young couple urged their daughter into the car and waved her off, she was about 6 years old.
"I don't want to go, I'm scared". She is breaking her little heart and it's badly affecting me.
...
She became more insistent, started gulping in big sobs and said "NO!!! I'm scared. please don't!"
....
As I pull up (I swear on my eyesight this happened) the dad says "What's the fking problem?"
I said "She doesn't want to go"
"She'll be fine, just take her out, we've paid for this"
I have a sobbing child in the passenger seat.
I said I'm sorry mate just lift her out.
Parents aren't always the best judge of this stuff.
That is outrageous. Well done for doing the right thing! You'd make a much better father than the useless git that poor girl is stuck with. So sad."I don't want to go, I'm scared". She is breaking her little heart and it's badly affecting me.
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She became more insistent, started gulping in big sobs and said "NO!!! I'm scared. please don't!"
....
As I pull up (I swear on my eyesight this happened) the dad says "What's the fking problem?"
I said "She doesn't want to go"
"She'll be fine, just take her out, we've paid for this"
I have a sobbing child in the passenger seat.
I said I'm sorry mate just lift her out.
Parents aren't always the best judge of this stuff.
br d said:
There's a Ford test track near where I live. They had (I think it's been discontinued) an annual charity day where you could pay 20 quid for a passenger ride around the test track in a supercar. It has high banked curves and you can really get going, it was very popular.
We would all queue up in the car park and those that had paid jumped in and got taken for a couple of laps.
When it came to my turn a young couple urged their daughter into the car and waved her off, she was about 6 years old.
I drove down to the sliplane onto the track and waited for the stewards to wave me on. There was a couple of cars in front of me and as we waited the little girl started crying.
"I don't want to go, I'm scared". She is breaking her little heart and it's badly affecting me.
I don't have kids myself and I'm a little unsure in these situations, so I said "It'll be fun darling, I'm sure you'll enjoy it once we get going"
She became more insistent, started gulping in big sobs and said "NO!!! I'm scared. please don't!"
At this point my minds made up and there's no way I'm taking this kid out. I'm now at the front of the queue and I tell the steward I want to go back to the car park. He waves me onto the track when there's a gap, I do a U turn and drive back to the pick up point.
As I pull up (I swear on my eyesight this happened) the dad says "What's the fking problem?"
I said "She doesn't want to go"
"She'll be fine, just take her out, we've paid for this"
I have a sobbing child in the passenger seat.
I said I'm sorry mate just lift her out.
Parents aren't always the best judge of this stuff.
Missed this. You, rather obviously, did the right thing. We would all queue up in the car park and those that had paid jumped in and got taken for a couple of laps.
When it came to my turn a young couple urged their daughter into the car and waved her off, she was about 6 years old.
I drove down to the sliplane onto the track and waited for the stewards to wave me on. There was a couple of cars in front of me and as we waited the little girl started crying.
"I don't want to go, I'm scared". She is breaking her little heart and it's badly affecting me.
I don't have kids myself and I'm a little unsure in these situations, so I said "It'll be fun darling, I'm sure you'll enjoy it once we get going"
She became more insistent, started gulping in big sobs and said "NO!!! I'm scared. please don't!"
At this point my minds made up and there's no way I'm taking this kid out. I'm now at the front of the queue and I tell the steward I want to go back to the car park. He waves me onto the track when there's a gap, I do a U turn and drive back to the pick up point.
As I pull up (I swear on my eyesight this happened) the dad says "What's the fking problem?"
I said "She doesn't want to go"
"She'll be fine, just take her out, we've paid for this"
I have a sobbing child in the passenger seat.
I said I'm sorry mate just lift her out.
Parents aren't always the best judge of this stuff.
Some people shouldn't be allowed to have kids.
ALawson said:
Good to see his wealth is already working for him, only charged with careless rather than dangerous driving.mike74 said:
ALawson said:
Good to see his wealth is already working for him, only charged with careless rather than dangerous driving.As they like to say, is it in the public interest.
hyphen said:
Whats to be gained from charging him with a more serious form? It was an accident that will never be repeated, his intentions were good.
As they like to say, is it in the public interest.
I believe I'm right in thinking that if they charge him with the more serious offence the court can still convict for the lesser one, in which case CPS has nothing to lose. Quite apart from the fact that the threat of a dangerous driving conviction might prompt the defendant to offer a guilty plea for careless instead.As they like to say, is it in the public interest.
Dr Jekyll said:
hyphen said:
Whats to be gained from charging him with a more serious form? It was an accident that will never be repeated, his intentions were good.
As they like to say, is it in the public interest.
I believe I'm right in thinking that if they charge him with the more serious offence the court can still convict for the lesser one, in which case CPS has nothing to lose. Quite apart from the fact that the threat of a dangerous driving conviction might prompt the defendant to offer a guilty plea for careless instead.As they like to say, is it in the public interest.
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