13yr old killed in F50

[Dr Jekyll]

poo at Paul's said:

kiethton said:

Yeah completely serious

The guy obviously feels st about what happened but what's locking him up in a box for 18 months (and the huge cost associated) going to improve?

Maybe prison will focus his attention to:-
1) Not drive like a twonk with someone else's kid in someone else's million quid car
2) Make sure his underage passengers wear their seatbelts next time.
3) Not roll a car in a 10mph speed limit again.

Just a thought

Do you really think a suspended sentence wouldn't do that? Or the crash itself?

[ALawson]

Dr Jekyll said:

Do you really think a suspended sentence wouldn't do that? Or the crash itself?

If he had plead guilty I would have agreed, however, I am sceptical about his claim about the cause of the accident as were the jury. I am sure our friendly legal professional can confirm sentencing options had he plead guilty, but to plead not guilty shows that he doesn't think it was his fault (when I think most of us clearly think it was). Simply by virtue of crashing that car, in that location with a child not wearing a seat belt.

As other have said it also acts as a warning to other who may indulge in a little show boating with other people in "their" car. Maybe he will write a blog about it whilst inside or when he gets out, he stance on what happened will I expect change whilst inside.

Did the insurance pay out on the car in the end? Or will he be sued by the owner and bankrupted as well.

[anonymous-user]

Dr Jekyll said:

poo at Paul's said:

kiethton said:

Yeah completely serious

The guy obviously feels st about what happened but what's locking him up in a box for 18 months (and the huge cost associated) going to improve?

Maybe prison will focus his attention to:-
1) Not drive like a twonk with someone else's kid in someone else's million quid car
2) Make sure his underage passengers wear their seatbelts next time.
3) Not roll a car in a 10mph speed limit again.

Just a thought

Do you really think a suspended sentence wouldn't do that? Or the crash itself?

Given that he denied responsibility and tried to blame the car; no.

[poo at Paul's]

Dr Jekyll said:

Do you really think a suspended sentence wouldn't do that? Or the crash itself?

Maybe, but I think more likely with an actual custodial.

We have a thread on PH, well known, with a similar subject and outcome ie a prison term. Seems to have focussed that PHers mind very much, changed his life in fact, and in a positive way. Let's hope this has a similar effect.