Hit and run driver free to go...
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Free to go: driver who left body of 23-year-old dad in undergrowth by A31 escapes jail
To me this seams like a very lenient sentence, a man lost his life and the driver didn't even stop...
Even if the collision was un-avoidable the the driver should have had the decency to stop, report the accident and call an Ambulance. Instead he left the guy in the undergrowth, where he remained un-discovered for over 24 hours.
Who knows - if he had stopped the young lad might have survived...
To me this seams like a very lenient sentence, a man lost his life and the driver didn't even stop...
Even if the collision was un-avoidable the the driver should have had the decency to stop, report the accident and call an Ambulance. Instead he left the guy in the undergrowth, where he remained un-discovered for over 24 hours.
Who knows - if he had stopped the young lad might have survived...
barker22 said:
It is interesting the mention of the micro scooter and the mothers statement
We understand that members of the public may have something to say about my son riding a scooter on the road. They don't know the circumstances of why he was trying to get home to his family.
There is no law saying that he could not ride on the road, as you see people walking and cycling along this road.
So as the article doesn't mention that the lad was riding his micro scooter perfectly legally can we assume this was taken into account for the sentencing. Basically he shouldn't have been there?
The A31 is a dual carriageway and personally I try avoid it when cycling, riding a micro-scooter on it is pretty stupid, even at 6:00AM when it is usually very quiet.We understand that members of the public may have something to say about my son riding a scooter on the road. They don't know the circumstances of why he was trying to get home to his family.
There is no law saying that he could not ride on the road, as you see people walking and cycling along this road.
So as the article doesn't mention that the lad was riding his micro scooter perfectly legally can we assume this was taken into account for the sentencing. Basically he shouldn't have been there?
The thing I find sickening is that the driver left the guy in the ditch and didn't bother to stop. As I said even if the accident was unavoidable (i.e. entirely the guy on the micro-scooters fault) leaving the guy in the ditch is despicable - that was not an accident but a cold and calculated decision.
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