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hard to understand that one
street view - https://goo.gl/maps/Y3dacXmp31ZjVGy87
Well doesn't that mean his solicitor lied in court when he stated:-
" his client had been left devastated by the crash and shown remorse throughout the investigation."
After all he would have known about the arrest for driving whilst unlicensed and uninsured before he made that statement on his behalf. Maybe one of the resident legal eagles can confirm that.
I also think that the judge should review and if the mitigation had been used to give such a pitiful sentence, then it is removed from consideration.
"Newest First" does work for me on ordering correctly, but "Threaded" doesn't thread properly and shows Munges post from 1 month ago as the latest.
I think it broke somewhere around the 200 comments.
Surprisingly pretty much all the comments are about it being dangerouse MGIF's causing all the problems and not an inanimate piece of asphalt.
As for the driver in the main report. Probably just coincidental that she is blaming the road and the easily distracted scenery and it is her car which is the one on the wrong side of the road with the other car appearing to have been forced well off the road on its correct side of travel.
Get in the sea
Somehow these submerged cars are not as entertaining when it's not a BMW driver whose premiums just went up.
Also noticed some weak at the knees stufff here. Beats me why the council took on the disabled driver lobby. what a shame.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/shrewsbury/2021/08/20/shr...
Another gentle caress on the wrist.
Also look here https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/coroners
"There is no definitive list of conclusions available to a Coroner. The following are those most commonly used:
The commencement of the provisions in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 have added some further possible conclusions to this list:
alcohol/drug related death, and
road traffic collision.
The conclusion of unlawful killing is restricted to the criminal offences of murder, manslaughter (including corporate manslaughter), and infanticide. Cases where driving causes death may, therefore, only be regarded as unlawful killing for inquest purposes if they satisfy the ingredients for manslaughter (gross negligence manslaughter) or where a vehicle is used as a weapon of assault and deliberately driven at a person who dies (murder or manslaughter depending on the intent)." (my emphasis)
It strikes me that the test for manslaughter is met and that Unlawful Killing would therefore be the right coroner's verdict. The article doesn't say what the conclusion actually was - misadventure, I'm wondering? But none of this will bring any of them back.
I thought no-one cycled in the rain. Have I been mis-informed?
I was surprised to see the use of 'driver' in that article, so maybe some reporters are trying to use appropriate language now.
However, the titles under the images are labelled "A car crashed into a traffic light on Fishponds Road in Bristol" so I think it still counts.
I used to be really scared of a particular bridge, but I've learnt to get over it
Are the fresh food shortages so bad that pensioners are ram-raiding Marks?
Turns out they're treating it as a ram raid. Follow-up story here
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19474167.southampton-kfc-bursledon-road...
A driver in his 20s, late at night, in a BMW, who ends up with injuries bad enough to keep them in hospital...nope complete mystery that one...Or am I just being cynical
Because my comments, on any subject, are; the most important, relevant, witty, erudite and mostly squirrel free.
Yes, I thought there was something confessional about her comments.
No. It is also too cold to cycle and no one can cycle up hills.
Clearly this one did not understand the figurative sense of "go through a red light"
Strangely reassuring they went for cigarettes and alcohol.
ram-raiders hit Isle of Grain Co-op
https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/pictures-show-damage-after-ram-...
They're doing it in pairs now!
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/two-cars-crash-house-serious-21045475
Wow, accessed by level crossing maybe.
A big determination to get away there.
I've heard that there's a robust conspiracy theory that Abraham Lincoln was in fact several squirrels disguised as a president. There's a lot of circumstantial evidence to support it including Abraham Lincoln having a high-pitched squeaky voice.
"The driver reported that he’d swerved briefly to avoid a hazard."
So that went well then !
...and of course there's this infamous photograph
Fourscore and... [looks at his pocket watch] seven minutes ago... we, your forefathers, were brought forth upon a most excellent adventure conceived by our new friends, Bill... and Ted.
At the risk of being controversal, they were all "adults" from the pictures and either were drinking with him or should have been aware he was drunk and / or driving atrociously. Apparently they had been sending snap chat footage from within the car (used to identify where they had been in the car) just before the smash. I doubt the footage would have been them screaming at him to slow down.
So whilst his driving was awful, and probably would have been unlawful if it was children in the car, I suspect that the coroner was also looking at them choosing to be in the car as well and probably cheering him on.
Although stating all that, on his actual legal comments, you do have to wonder what "truly exceptionally bad" driving is if the crash above is not counted in his mind.
Supposedly it joined from the Station if the person at the station saw it go past. Satellite view shows what looks like the allotments almost a mile further down the track (including just past a bridge the photo above was probably taken from).
to my mind anyone that leaves the carriageweay and damages either street furnitiure or a building should be charged with dangerous driving. It's only luck that a person wasn't serriously injured, so how can it not be dangerous.
If a crane drops a load into the street, but it doesn't hit anyone, the HSE are not going to say 'accidents happen'
Looking at the photo and the street view its hard to see how the car could have come from the road into the salon, is this another one of those cases where someone puts the car in forward when it should be in reverse, and then reacts to it not going in the desired direction by applying more power?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-57849890
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
'accidents happen'
The latest
Direct LineAviva advert is of a young lady who obviously approached a corner too fast for the icy conditions, crashed straight into a pet shop and probably has killed multiple animals plus put added financial burden on the shop owner. But don't worry, we will show a few rabbits bounding around alive, and her smiling because Direct Line sent a truck to take the car away. Accidents Happen.Pages