On 15/12/2018 10:27, wrote:

On Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 12:11:18 AM UTC, Simon Jester wrote:

I have long advocated these drivers should be charged with assault with a deadly weapon or attempted murder but society classes it as 'just a motoring offence'.

The reason CDBDD was introduced was because juries were unwilling to convict motorists of manslaughter for a motoring offence.

Agreed.

If a driver jumps a red light, kills someone while speeding, or after mounting a pavement, then these are usually viewed as "accidents", because, hey "everyone" speeds, drives on pavements or jumps lights, don't they?

Luckily, only a very few people are stupid enough to drive across a
continent in a vehicle with non-functioning vital safety-related
equipment such as windscreen wipers.
The fact the driver scarpered to France to evade justice speaks volumes to me though.

Yes, it doesn't sound as though the incident in question was a traffic
accident. If the police were bullish enough to issue an arrest warrant
for attempted murder, they must have evidence of prior acquaintance and
contact between the suspect and the supposed victim.