The two lorry drivers jailed for motorway crash

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  1. Gally

    Gally Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    He didn't have a valid licence either did he?
     
    Gally, Mar 24, 2018
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    Probably wondering WTF's going on - then all of a sudden "King of the Road II" slammed right into him.
     
    Gimson&theBarnsleys, Mar 24, 2018
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    It’s the odd thing about law which continues to puzzle me.
    Imagine for a moment another scenario where the driver of the minibus leaves his vehicle behind the wagon in the first lane and safely empties his bus. The wagon still poles into the rear but no one is hurt.
    No one is imprisoned but the actions of each driver is the same.
     
    Glavin4, Mar 25, 2018
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    Because consequences of actions are taken into account

    There are specific offences of causing death by ... dangerous driving, being drunk in charge etc. There have to be or you either let people get away with killing people by only giving them a 12month driving ban when caught over the limit regardless of whether they were caught in a random check or at a fatal or you have to jail every drink driver for 10 years.

    It’s the same in all other areas of law. Manslaughter is often brought were someone does something stupid and kills someone, if they had done a similar stupid thing and no one got hurt they wouldn’t be up on such serious charges
     
    Farnham_Red, Mar 25, 2018
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