Hit-and-run drunk-driver crashed into pregnant cyclist, causing her to lose baby

It's strange that I haven't seen any outrage in the National Press about this.

Imagine the furore if a drunk, phone-using cyclist had knocked down a pregnant pedestrian and caused her to lose her baby?

Simply horrific. Wilfully drunk, speeding, on phone, collision, causing death, leaving scene.  10 years prison surely.  

I can't begin to think how the poor lady and her family must feel.

Awful news and I hope they can still expand their family and will not be scared off the roads in the future. 

However I hate the expression of the dedicated cycle lane in this case. It is just paint in the road and not even "keep out at all times" paint but the broken variety. It is also faded badly on the last viewing on Google Maps as per 6 months before. It is still all down to the drunk driver in this instance but proper infra might have kept her safe. Even rumble strips etc might have warned the twat even in the state he was in that he had crossed a lane.

The use of an interim ban in this case raises the question of why it isn't used more?  I would argue that it should apply in every case of collision resulting in death or serious injury, even if some innocent people would suffer as a result.  There could always be an appeal process for innocent victims.

I'm surprised and disappointed he was given bail. Being held on remand seems appropriate.

At least he's been given an interim driving ban while awaiting sentencing.

The magistrate moving it to a crown court means quite an amount of time inside.

This nasty peice of work is not getting a suspended sentence.

There is a child destruction law that can result in a life sentence but it appears this was not pursued.

If he drank 8 double vodkas, why was he served so many? And why did no one try and stop him driving?

appalling on so many levels - should be a landmark case.

Condolences. 

A special place in Hell for this driver.

My deepest condolences to the lady who lost her baby, and her family. I can't imagine the anguish they must be going through.

I'm firmly of the belief that justice systems should be primarily about rehabilitation, but in this case the harm that man has done requires severe punishment. And he should never, ever drive again.

We have plenty of arguments on this site, some good-natured, some less so. But I hope that we can all agree that as cyclists, whatever form that takes, we're all in the firing line as long as this level of blasé entitlement around driving remains the cultural norm.

He should face a manslaughter or murder charge -- a life was still lost however small it was as result of his actions.

No doubt the parents of that little life must be absolutely devastated.