National News Harry Dunn crash

Its taken its time but it looks like some kind of justice will take place.


That seems the worse of both worlds. It is nice she is willing to serve a community service, how big of her. It should be 15000+ hours community service which involves her cleaning the streets and pavements in her state with a toothbrush.
 
She has admitted to the offence so we know she caused the death by accidentally driving on the wrong side of the road, what sentence do you think is justified?
Death by careless or dangerous driving. 2 years custodial would be the minimum I would expect.
 
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Death by careless or dangerous driving. 2 years custodial would be the minimum O would expect.
Not always a woman drone round the Milton interchange missed her turning carried on and drove through red lights and hit and killed a motorbike rider, non custodial a pittance of a punishment and if my memory serves me correct only a small driving ban. So a minimum custodial is not always a given right.
 
Not always a woman drone round the Milton interchange missed her turning carried on and drove through red lights and hit and killed a motorbike rider, non custodial a pittance of a punishment and if my memory serves me correct only a small driving ban. So a minimum custodial is not always a given right.

It's the minimum that I would expect, but that doesn’t mean it would happen. In my opinion taking someone's life should warrant a custodial sentence no matter how unfortunate the events were.
 
Death by careless or dangerous driving. 2 years custodial would be the minimum I would expect.
Careless driving can't see it being a two year sentence, possibly custodial for dangerous. I guess from my perspective it has since emerged that this seems to be a problem with a system gone wrong causing the accident. I just hope things are being done to fix this.
 
Yes, agree it is for court to decide, but my question was what you thought was justified? If you don't have a view, no worries, i was just curious.

I was being facetious about the community hours before tbh.

I don't have a view, I just don't find it acceptable for her or her lawyers to decide the outcome. This isn't the US legal system of negotiation, this is the British legal system.

I think it is a cop out in terms of justice and I hope we reciprocate for a virtual trial and the accused to say what sentence they should face on a high profile case in the future where the US demand extradition.
 
"Usually result in an immediate custodial sentence"

And she didn`t leave the scene as she co-operated with the police and was breathalysed according to Wiki,

The mitigation of a good QC will see her sentence being non-custodial.
If convicted of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving, immediate custody is almost a certainty - if convicted of the same by Careless then yes Suspended Sentence Order would be possible
 
Not always a woman drone round the Milton interchange missed her turning carried on and drove through red lights and hit and killed a motorbike rider, non custodial a pittance of a punishment and if my memory serves me correct only a small driving ban. So a minimum custodial is not always a given right.
Depends on which offence she was actually prosecutedfor/convicted of
 
Careless driving can't see it being a two year sentence, possibly custodial for dangerous. I guess from my perspective it has since emerged that this seems to be a problem with a system gone wrong causing the accident. I just hope things are being done to fix this.
Careless Driving simpliciter is a non-custodial offence anyway
 
Depends on which offence she was actually prosecutedfor/convicted of
She was found guilty I think it was death by reckless driving, she should have got a prison sentence especially how she kept on saying she drove through green lights so the motorbike rider wells going through red but witnesses said he went through on green, I missed it by 10 mins I had passed through Milton to drop the wife of in Sutton Courtney and when I returned I saw the emergency services and a tent up they were quickly on the scene but tragically it was to late in the motor bike riders life.
 
I read that had she been tried in the UK, she would probably have not received a custodial sentence.
I am not sure how true this is but maybe its not as clear as you suggest?
I guess from my perspective it has since emerged that there has been a number of driving incidents from people from that base. To me the most important thing (I'm obviously not Harry Dunns family so understand their battle for justice) is that the system is fixed more than individual punishment. Whether that is increased training for base personnel and/or increased warning signs in the area or something else. It seems to me the most important thing now is to minimise the chances of this happening again.
 
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