Re: Heartless b*stard
 

Haven't edited anything, all I did was get the Murder and Manslaughter the wrong way round.

Clearly, he made the desicion to drive over the victim, he was in control of the vehicle, IT WAS HIS CHOICE !

You dont just decide to drive over a body in the road !

Thrust upon him my arse !

Is it ok then to run over injured teenager's then if the situation is "thrust upon", you f**king idiot !!!

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

Today,I read in one paper, an eyewitness said the driver stopped briefly after driving over the teenager, then sped off.
not sure if it against the forum rules to name the paper this was reported in

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

If the story is on the web just post a link to it.

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

sorry web version is much shorter than the printed version. Here is the link anyway http://www.costa-news.com/index.php?...=3126&Itemid=1

for those interested you can get the printed version the reference to the eyewitness is on page 3

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

There weren't three options, or two, only one. The victim was thrown into the path of this guy's car. The only correct option he had was stop after his car had collected the victim.Ad hominem.

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

Which he didn't do. he drove on and killed him.



(there are apparent contradictions here. Didn't one report say the driver claimed he thought it was a dog? yet if the victim was thrown under his car, then he must have seen that it wasn't a dog, coming off a moto? )

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

Have you never had something thrown into your path while driving? At 50mph you are travelling a 75 feet a second. If something enters your path 50 feet in front of you there is not even enough time to process the information before driving over the object.

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

Where on earth did you get that info from??? I haven't read anywhere so far that the guy actually DECIDED to drive over the kid. I've only read the opposite....ie, he tried to avoid running over the kid, but failed.

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

Well then, he should of stopped when he realized what he had done instead of dragging the kid for two klms and to his ultimate death, which probably may of been averted if he had stopped.

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

No one is disputing that.

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

Yes, we know that. In fact I believe it is reported that his death WOULD HAVE been averted if the driver had stopped at the scene.

My comment to Savateur was in relation to the fact that he reports that the driver deliberately aimed his vehicle and drove over the kid, whereas in the reports I had read it stated the opposite...ie, the driver tried to avoid running the kid over but failed.

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

are we all agreed that the actions of this man caused the death of the young man. and are we all agreed that driving for 2 km after he hit him, without stopping or trying to render help to a fellow human, then leaving said human ...is a crime?
and just a thought...would YOU want someone who could do this living near you? where it's possible he could do the same again? You never know if the next person he drives over might be you and you have to suffer the agony of being dragged under a car, feeling the agony of your skin being ripped away..... this person should be taken out of society so he can never do it agin

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

Have to agree with the above & this idiot will recive not the slightest sympathy from anyone IMO.
I do not know, but I suspect this cretin was well over the limit, but if he had enough brain still working to head home, he must have also known what he had done.

Brian

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

Yes dunmovn, we are all agreed on your first sentece. The point being discussed was WHICH crime. Some people seem to believe that he has committed murder, however this is not the case as he did not set out from his home that day planning to kill that kid. Manslaughter or "death by dangerous driving" are the more appropriate offences.

As for would we want someone like him living near any of us, I think you would be surprised at how many of us already do. People drive off from the scene of a serious accident and leave the injured party to to suffer/die quite often. It is fairly common place and is often committed by "everyday" kind of people who panic at the scene.....in fact for some reason the very elderly seem to be the frequent culprits!. However a lot of them will reflect on on what they have done and present themselves at a Police Station a few hours later. I'm not saying this is right BTW (before someone alleges I am supporting this behaviour), just saying that driving off from an accident isn't uncommon, and the driver would probably have no way of knowing if the injured party just has a few bruises or if he/she is dead. I'm sure many of us already live very near this "type" of person.

Re: Heartless b*stard
 

That's not what he did,

He dragged the victim under his car, thereby killing him.