Police warn of hidden danger of 4x4s after reversing driver kills shopper he couldn't see.
Von: Doug (jagmad@riseup.net) [Profil]
Datum: 17.07.2008 07:37
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Datum: 17.07.2008 07:37
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Newsgroup: uk.transport
Another killer driver in charge of a highly dangerous machine walks free. So, not being able to see is a defence??? And what was he doing on a pavement anyway? "Police have warned 4x4 drivers not to reverse without help after a motorist killed a grandmother as he backed along a pavement. Businessman Michael Crofts escaped jail yesterday after a jury heard he would not have been able to see his victim through the car's back window. The 61-year-old struck pedestrian Janet Austin, 57, despite checking in his wing mirrors. The high rear window and tinted glass in his Mitsubishi Warrior meant Crofts would have struggled even to see the top of 5ft 4in Mrs Austin's head, the jury was told. He hit her at 5mph as she walked along a parade of shops in Bourne, Lincolnshire in March last year. She died later from severe head and chest injuries. Crofts was fined £1,800, ordered to pay £1,200 costs and banned from driving for a year after the jury found him guilty of careless driving. The offence does not carry a jail term and the maximum sentence is a £2,500 fine..." More: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1035693/Police-warn-hidden-danger-4 x4s-reversing-driver-kills-shopper-see.html -- World Carfree Network http://www.worldcarfree.net/ Help for your car-addicted friends in the U.K.[ Auf dieses Posting antworten ]