Hit and run cyclist killer gets £450 fine...

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"Driver didn't see cyclist" inquest hears

MIKE SHERBURN

20 November 200406:15

A 17-year-old BMX enthusiast was killed after being hit by a car
because the driver did not see him, an inquest heard yesterday.

James Dean Halil had been on his way to meet friends on March 23 when
the silver Peugeot 106 hit his bike. The trainee cabinet maker died in
hospital from a fractured skull and brain injuries.

Christopher Bulstrode, who was driving the car, told the hearing he
had not seen any lights or reflective clothing before the crash, which
happened at about6.50pmas he was driving along the B1077 from Occold
to Eye, near Diss.

Mr Bulstrode, of Mill Road, Occold, said he had been on his way to see
his girlfriend at the time and did not stop after the collision. But
at 9pm he went to Eye police station and told them what had happened.

Reading his statement, the 20-year-old carpet fitter said: "I heard a
bang and something came up over the bonnet.

"I was stunned by the sudden impact and looked behind to see I had hit
a cyclist."

The inquest heard that Mr Halil's father had watched him leave the
family home in Dublin Road, Rishangles, near Diss, and had seen that a
red rear-facing light was tucked in his rucksack and visible.

And police had spoken to two motorists who said they had seen him with
his light visible shortly before the accident.

Sgt Colin Teager said Mr Bulstrode told police he had been checking
his rear mirror just before the crash, but could have just had a
"momentary lapse of concentration".

Recording a verdict of accidental death, Lowestoft coroner George
Leguen de Lacroix said the crash had already had a "devastating
effect" on Mr Bulstrode and the family of James Halil.

He added it was "impossible to say why" Mr Bulstrode had not seen the
cyclist.

On July 21, Mr Bulstrode admitted careless driving, failing to stop
after an accident and driving a vehicle which had sustained sufficient
damage to cause potential injury. He was disqualified for a year and
fined a total of £450."

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"Driver didn't see cyclist" inquest hears


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On July 21, Mr Bulstrode admitted careless driving, failing to stop
after an accident and driving a vehicle which had sustained sufficient
damage to cause potential injury. He was disqualified for a year and
fined a total of £450."

Failing to stop should merit a lifetime ban on its own and every
single asset of the person taken away if he ever attempts to drive a
car again. I realise the above cyclist probably had lights but so many
bikes now travel at night without lights.

About a couple of months ago I looked out of the window at about 3am
in the morning (I work nights so often I'm awake at wierd times at
home) and saw a kid of about 9 cycling his bmx in the middle of the
road with no lights. I thought to myself what sort of parents would
let their kid out that sort of time and with no lights? Then seconds
later what must have been the mother cycled by after him also on a bmx
with no lights looking rather undignified. Its a strange world we live
in.

Gonzalez popped their head over the parapet saw what was going on and
said

However, in
this case I would be inclined to a certain level of leniency.

Surely this is sarcasm?

The driver turned himself into the police within three hours,
so had not tried to conceal his crime.

rhetorical
Mmm and how long does it take to sober up or have "had" a drink
"just to settle the nerves" ?
/rhetorical

£450 fine and a year's ban is demeaning to the value of a life.

Totaly agree with this bit.



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On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 20:42:00 GMT, soup wrote:
Gonzalez popped their head over the parapet saw what was going on and
said

However, in
this case I would be inclined to a certain level of leniency.

Surely this is sarcasm?

The driver turned himself into the police within three hours,
so had not tried to conceal his crime.

rhetorical
Mmm and how long does it take to sober up or have "had" a drink
"just to settle the nerves" ?
/rhetorical

Also that could be three hours of someone dying in a ditch especially
on rural roads.

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in message , Gonzalez
') wrote:

I agree that a failure to stop should merit a life ban.**However,*in
this case I would be inclined to a certain level of leniency.**The
driver turned himself into the police within three hours, so had not
tried to conceal his crime.**So*in*this*case*a*ten*to*twenty*year*ban
should suffice.

Absolutely not. No leniency. If medical attention had arrived promptly,
the victim might have lived. There can *never* be *any* excuse for
failing to get immediate medical attention to someone you have
seriously injured, no matter how accidental the injury.

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twitching, but resurrection is not an option - unless Satan
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Simon Brooke wrote:
in message , Gonzalez
') wrote:

I agree that a failure to stop should merit a life ban. However, in
this case I would be inclined to a certain level of leniency. The
driver turned himself into the police within three hours, so had not
tried to conceal his crime. So in this case a ten to twenty year ban
should suffice.

Absolutely not. No leniency. If medical attention had arrived
promptly, the victim might have lived. There can *never* be *any*
excuse for failing to get immediate medical attention to someone you
have seriously injured, no matter how accidental the injury.

Wot Simon said. The driver should be Fed to Leopards.

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On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 20:29:26 +0000 someone who may be Gonzalez
wrote this:-

However, in
this case I would be inclined to a certain level of leniency. The
driver turned himself into the police within three hours, so had not
tried to conceal his crime. So in this case a ten to twenty year ban
should suffice.

Up to a point.

However,

Reading his statement, the 20-year-old carpet fitter said: "I heard
a bang and something came up over the bonnet.

"I was stunned by the sudden impact and looked behind to see I had
hit a cyclist."

Does not strike me as the actions of someone responsible enough to
operate any sort of machinery.


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On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:05:03 GMT, Simon Brooke
wrote:

No leniency. If medical attention had arrived promptly,
the victim might have lived. There can *never* be *any* excuse for
failing to get immediate medical attention to someone you have
seriously injured, no matter how accidental the injury.

Once again there is the suspicion that he may have been drinking or
otherwise impaired, and seeking to avoid the automatic ban.

Guy
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