Drink-driving lap-dancer jailed for killing woman after she ploughed into broken-down car at 95mph while sending a text
Von: Doug (jagmad@riseup.net) [Profil]
Datum: 12.07.2008 07:54
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Newsgroup: uk.transport
Datum: 12.07.2008 07:54
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Newsgroup: uk.transport
This is an interesting one. Who is to blame? The dead victim who spun out of control and got out of her car, aka motorway pedestrian, or the drunk killer motorist using a mobile? Given the habit of the motorists who dominate and infest this transport newsgroup for making excuses for their fellows who kill this must be a bit of a poser for them. Also, was the sentence proportionate compared to other types of killings? "A lapdancer who killed another driver after speeding down a motorway at 95mph while talking on a mobile phone was jailed for six years yesterday. Sarah Taylor had been working in a strip club and was twice over the legal drink-drive limit. She ploughed into a car that had come to a halt in the fast lane of the M61 after it spun out of control and swerved from lane to lane before hitting the central reservation barrier. Melanie Lee was trying to get out of the convertible BMW Mini when she was hit by Taylor. The 35-year-old pensions manager with accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers suffered horrendous injuries and was pronounced dead in hospital..." More: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034394/Drink-driving-lap-dancer-jailed-killing-wo man-hit-broken-car-95mph-sending-text.html -- World Carfree Network http://www.worldcarfree.net/ Help for your car-addicted friends in the U.K.[ Auf dieses Posting antworten ]
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- Peter Hill (12.07.2008 10:59)
- Doug (12.07.2008 20:25)
- Filthy Sod (12.07.2008 20:28)
- Tony Dragon (12.07.2008 20:39)
- Brimstone (12.07.2008 20:50)
- Brian (12.07.2008 22:06)
- Adrian (14.07.2008 10:28)
- Filthy Sod (12.07.2008 20:15)
