Old school friend of mine goes to prison for death by dangerous driving

[Jez]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=391927

Read it in the bucks free this morning, i see there is also this thread on pistonheads about it.

Shocked to see that this has happened, and how easily it could happen to any one of us.

Has made me reflect on my attitude to driving somewhat, having seen this happen to someone who i have known for years. Drive carefully peeps :/

 

[Jez]

Edit: Ah, does the article mean to imply that he hit the car pulling out whilst he was overtaking on the wrong side of the road? It really isn't very clear.

Thats exactly what happened according to other mates who spoke to him after the incident, but before the court appearance.

 

[Jez]

I doubt we will ever know if the accident happened becuase the driver was driving recklessly or the victim simply pulled out without looking.

The guy was a fast driver, i dont know all the details but i know how fast he would have been traveling along that stretch. No way was he doing 75 I am convinced that it was completely his fault, what i am not convinced about is the prison sentance for something as accidental as this, people get less than this for stabbings for christs sake.

 

[Jez]

What made it more shocking to me is the fact that his dad is a copper, and he used to always be on a high horse about illegal stuff.

Obviously it wasnt gonna make any difference in this case what his dad did, but it shows that even a good honest guy can end up banged up. His one and only weak spot was always how aggressively he drove.

 

[Jez]

maybe it will make you think about your driving while drink mate?

Think someone missed the joke in the last thread.

 

[Jez]

Hmm, I doubt this helped his cause. Still, it doesn't sound like it was 100% his fault. It's a tough one to call IMO.

Read up, the ban was as a result of this, on top of the prison sentance.

 

[Jez]

drink driving isnt a joke, when you have lost a friend though it mate

My sympathies on the loss of your friend (and i dont mean that sarcastically), but you still missed the point by implying in here that i drink drive.