Hit-and-run driver, 26, who mowed down schoolgirl, 10, while she was cycling home then left her for dead in horror smash avoids jail
Hit-and-run driver, 26, who mowed down schoolgirl, 10, while she was cycling home then left her for dead in horror smash avoids jail
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What is going on with the UK justice system ? We had a man arrested and charged over a shirt.
This fool does attempted murder and flees and get’s a small fine ?
Viz Top Tips: If you ever want to murder someone and get away with it, run them over. You’ll get a fucking fine and a suspended sentence at worst.
I’m not surprised. The justice system is an absolute joke and has been for many years now. Poor kid, hope she can recover and not let this scumbag monster destroy her life.
Surely this gets referred to the AG for undue leniency!?
Yet 5 years for this: [https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2023/april/man-jailed-after-betting-fraud/](https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2023/april/man-jailed-after-betting-fraud/)
Do they not ever benchmark sentences across offences against each other and not realise how much of a joke it all is?
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I’d be all for running after an accident to be considered for an automatic custodial sentence, when serious injury is concerned.
– Runs red lights
– Seriously injured child
– Flees scene
– Removes plates from car
U.K. justice system: slap on the wrist will do
Guys this person had an extremely good lawyer. That’s how this country works if you have a good lawyer you can basically get away with anything.
And a few weeks ago, a bloke got 11 years for pirating Sky Sports …
Pathetic sentencing. Not stopping for an accident should carry an immediate five year sentence. No ifs, no buts.
11 years for illegally distributing Sky, 5 years for betting fraud, months for sending racist tweets/messages to football players.
Hit and run? I sleep
If you ever want to murder someone in this country, use a vehicle.
The sentencing is pathetic.
From the judges remarks, it sounds like the fact that the driver had a ‘respectable’ job has impacted his sentencing. Standard classism from the CJS.
I’m sure when the victim was lying in the road, she was hoping it was a pharmacist that ran her over rather than a postman.
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Who is this man and to what address can we write him a strongly worded letter to?
Car driver hits and kills cyclist or pedestrian – driver gets a slap on the wrist.
Cyclist kills or hurts pedestrian – Cyclist gets the full force of the law
What is that saying about if the government doesn’t enact the law people will take the law into their own hands?
Imagine being this girl’s father and you see this utter cretin just walk away?
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Far too much leniency is given for “genuine remorse” in sentencing, which is a POS across the board. Crocodile tears. You weren’t remorseful at the time, you ran away. You’re remorseful that you got caught. There’s a difference.
I expect the sentence would have been very different if it was the judge’s ten year old daughter who got hit.
What a surprise he was driving an audi, jumped a red light then ran away. Should be prison and a life time ban from driving.
And just the other day a bunch of football stream pirates were given 12 years. Really makes you wonder who thr government works for.
Funny, the Daily Mail usually hates cyclists and rallies against most of the things that would ordinarily prevent things like this from happening: LTNs, protected bicycle lanes, lower speed limits. What could possibly have caused them to cover this story, I wonder?
Broke two laws: running a red light AND fleeing the scene of an accident. Gets off because he’s sorry and has PTSD. What about the little girl and her family?!
He should be banned from driving for life. I’m ok with no jail time but he’s clearly not fit to be behind the wheel, one year is nowhere near enough.
> initially charged with causing injury by dangerous driving but this charge was eventually amended to careless driving.
Shit decision that the CPS should not have made. Through a red light, and failing to stop, and no plates on the car is dangerous driving all day.
I’d even suspect some part of perverting the course of justice for the driver failing to stop or to attend a police station in good time, good way to get away with being drunk or high at the time of the collision.
Shit sentencing too, should be custodial.
Hit and run – fine and community service
Illegally stream football – 11 years
That tells you exactly what the justice system in this country values. Money means more than life.
That other headline that was trending about the bicyclist comes to mind. Like, absolutely that person should be held accountible fer tryna run a red light- but the fella didn’t even hurt the girl, and the comments were *applauding* him getting attacked in turn, and encuraging further violence.
The comments here are far more respectable.
What is wrong with people? Don’t they see how they contribute to shit like this, by letting drivers get away with mowing down children and instead raging at cyclists who couldn’t even do a tenth of the harm if they tried?
£900?? Are they joking! He drove off, he should be locked up!!!
“‘You’re a hard-working young man as far as I can tell. You have worked your way up over a period of nine years and people speak highly of your ability and honesty.'”
Work hard and you get to avoid the legal ramifications of committing crimes.
Noted.
Wtf is that judge’s statement?? Hat has being a “hard working young man” got to do with anything?!
Ran a red light.
Hit a child.
Left the scene.
Had no registration.
How does this not merit a sentence? That’s four offences back to back.
As a cyclist whenever I see news articles like this it just reinforces my view that I wouldn’t get any justice from the courts if I was hit.
I do however know my insurance would take the person to the cleaner. Cycle insurance provided by cyclists fighting my corner. If I know that their insurance went up to eye watering levels that would bring a bit of solace
There was a post on reddit last week of a guy who had his kid’s friend over for a playdate. She had a crush on his son and he described it as pretty cute. She rode home afterwards on her bike and was hit by a car and died. He was wondering what to do for the family to help them. Someone suggested that they get his son to write down all the fun they had on that last day together.
I can’t understand these sentences where we treat car drivers as if it’s just some oopsie daisy type things. Who cares if he’s stopped driving since? Maybe he can’t afford to get his car fixed or the insurance for it now? It doesn’t automatically make him a nice guy. And he got the option to attend the police station the following day because he didn’t go home afterwards? Was he wanting time to sober up? He drove off without a single shit for that kid, how can that not factor in to his sentencing?
I’m not going to pretend I’m some saint behind the wheel 24/7 but I treat a car for what it is – a very heavy deadly object. We treat it as if it’s an enshrined right that people have.
In the UK, car drivers are king and everyone else second class. What a fucking horrible system.
Wait, where are the people that were yelling about the cyclist in the other thread?
u/Major-Front – any comments about the surity of road laws being broken?
u/Flo_Dunky
– what about you? You were quick to call out the cyclist, how about this guy?
u/Complex-Sherbert9699 – The child could’ve been killed, and almost was! Where’s you’re ire?!
u/Ghostly_Wellington – I’ve never understood this, when I’m out walking, running, or cycling, motorists always get to close or choke me out with their fumes, getting upset when I don’t leap out the way. I’m starting to think that drivers aren’t very happy people. What about you?
Not a peep from any of you about this, I’m starting to think that it’s not about road safety at all, and that it’s all about hating cyclists.
FWIW, I’m fully aware that none of you may have seen this, or even been on reddit since this was posted, and you may see this as a bit unfair, but I think it’s worth considering your strong reactions earlier, in the context of this. I don’t really want an argument here either, just a bit of consideration when we’re talking about “harm” in future cycling posts.
Gotta love this subreddit.
Cyclist near hits a girl and does no damage, gets his jaw broken, and every single comment is: look how awful CYCLISTS are.
Driver puts a 10 year old girl in hospital. Not a single comment about how systematically dangerous cars are, just how bad the individual man is.
The fact that we rely on a form of transport that generally only has 1-2 people in a giant 2 ton box, requiring maximum focus, early in the morning, every single day, is utter insanity. I should know, I have to do it for my particular job. But my god I would love to be able to have effective and responsive public transport that doesn’t cause thousands of deaths every single year.
But according to the other post at the top of this sub, cyclists are all irritating rule breakers and they’re always to blame?!
Compare the comments here to the comments in the cycling thread.
Over there people are ranting about cyclists. Here there are very few comments ranting about drivers.
Why is the court favouring him even though it’s his fault ?
The verdict was not right , it was totally against the girl .
He should be in jail right now , without a single doubt .
He should be in jail for atleast 5 years and he be paying her bills .
It’s time that we should do protests against this horrible system .
Here wo go , just served as usual . We can’t expect any better .
Our country is going out of the track . This is not what i expected.
This is a joke , right ? Are they making fun of system ?
Does the court really afraid of speaking against these kinda people ? This is not the right decision.
He should be brought to justice so that no one can do this .