Amazulu

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/west...-1226499118503

I went past this crash this morning - an horrific sight. Apparently, the passenger was a UK scientist who had just arrived in Perth for a conference. Came in on the 1am Emirates flight, dead at 2am. Young taxi driver dead too.

Absolutely f**ked up.

chris955

That is absolutely tragic.

Alfresco

Indeed. Also major prang in Sydney overnight.

chris955

It somehow makes it worse that the other vehicle was stolen and was being monitored by the Police. If it was a simple accident it would be easier for the families to cope with.

BadgeIsBack

I hope so. I hope so.....

northernbird

Very sad indeed

moneypenny20

Can't imagine how. In basic terms, it was still an accident unless the moron was intending to kill people.

Bloody sad. Huge sympathies to both families.

h2oskineil

Not sure if anyone saw this?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-1...784?section=wa

It was a crash on the Gnangara Road in June, that killed the best friend of my sons girlfriends parents.

Her husband was a FIFO miner and she had just dropped him at the airport and left the kids at home while she went to the airport. The accident was caused by a guy on a 3 day drug binge, who over-took a cement truck and 'clipped it' causing it to roll over onto the car coming the other way.

Police went to the house registered with the vehicle..... and found the kids waiting for their Mum to return home from the airport.
Dad was on a plane and received the 'news' at the mine and had to be flown back the same day.

The person who caused the death can get parole in just 4 years and 10 months (he'll be 21) and can enjoy the rest of his life..... he should have got 10 years minimum.

moneypenny20

Horrific.

chris955

This sort of thing just makes me so mad and VERY little makes me mad. The oxygen thief responsible should rot in jail but as you say he will be out and back to enjoying his life in no time.

quoll

Count down to how long the police are put in the frame for this one. We had a similar tragedy in Canberra a few years ago and the police copped more than the scumbag who mowed her down (he was around 13 at the time and has subsequently been a multi repeat offender).

Incredibly tragic for the victims' families. If there ever was a case for locking up and chucking the key this would be one of them!

WestLondonWelshman

Dreadful how tragic for both their families.

Zen10

Classic stuff - intelligent, highly educated man wiped out by vile piece of shit in stolen car, who, according to the laws if the universe, walks away fine to be charged with manslaughter when a firing squad is what the scum deserves.

Zen10

The manslaughter law allows this filth to hide from proper sentences. It should be presumed that when you steal a car and drive it recklessly you know the risks of killing someone are high enough for it to constitute premeditated murder. This toerag will probably get 12 years reduced to 10 and out with good behaviour after 8. He should get 75 years for taking this life, and another 25 for being a tosser, another 10 for stealing the car, 5 for wasting police time, and 2 for making the council clean up the mess.

bitzenpces

Manslaughter doesn't seem strong enough. The driver deliberately drove fast and dangerously enough for the police to start chasing him, and for the police helicopter to monitor him once the police ground chase was called off. The driver also turned his lights off and that was deliberate. The stolen car was a Landcruiser, one of the biggest cars on the road and often have bullbars. There have been enough of these car chases for drivers to know that their actions are likely to cause injury or death to others. Can't the police upgrade the charge to murder, or is that what their proposed legislation is trying to do?