> A driver who filmed himself speeding at 123mph before hitting and killing a pregnant mother-of-two has been jailed for 12 years.
> The family’s solicitor described the sentence as “insulting”.
Agreed.
Then there’s this all the way at the bottom of the article:
> Passing sentence, Judge Maurice Greene told him: “She was killed as a result of the most indescribable reckless driving by you Adil Iqbal, leading to the devastation of a family.”
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> He was also banned from driving for 14 years.
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> Solicitor Rose Gibson-Harper, who represents the victim’s family, said the sentence was “insulting and an injustice” due to “an act of sheer stupidity”.
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> “Last year, judges were given the power to hand down greater sentences to those convicted of death by dangerous driving,” she said.
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> “Previously, the maximum tariff was 14 years but it was increased to life imprisonment.
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> “This case stands as one of the worst examples of dangerous driving I have witnessed in my 27-year career as a catastrophic injury lawyer, and we expected the justice system to fulfil its duty and utilise its new-found powers.”
So it could have been 14 years to life, but the judge, despite having all the facts here, opted to give him 12 years for killing a mother, her unborn child, as well a grievously injuring 2 children who now have life altering injuries.
The justice system for driving offences is a joke.
It’s absolutely bizarre someone like this can ever be allowed to drive again.
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> A driver who filmed himself speeding at 123mph before hitting and killing a pregnant mother-of-two has been jailed for 12 years.
> The family’s solicitor described the sentence as “insulting”.
Agreed.
Then there’s this all the way at the bottom of the article:
> Passing sentence, Judge Maurice Greene told him: “She was killed as a result of the most indescribable reckless driving by you Adil Iqbal, leading to the devastation of a family.”
>
> He was also banned from driving for 14 years.
>
> Solicitor Rose Gibson-Harper, who represents the victim’s family, said the sentence was “insulting and an injustice” due to “an act of sheer stupidity”.
>
> “Last year, judges were given the power to hand down greater sentences to those convicted of death by dangerous driving,” she said.
>
> “Previously, the maximum tariff was 14 years but it was increased to life imprisonment.
>
> “This case stands as one of the worst examples of dangerous driving I have witnessed in my 27-year career as a catastrophic injury lawyer, and we expected the justice system to fulfil its duty and utilise its new-found powers.”
So it could have been 14 years to life, but the judge, despite having all the facts here, opted to give him 12 years for killing a mother, her unborn child, as well a grievously injuring 2 children who now have life altering injuries.
The justice system for driving offences is a joke.
It’s absolutely bizarre someone like this can ever be allowed to drive again.