MrsDibbleyUK

A friend of mine got hit by a drink driver whilst out jogging before xmas
he was 6 times over the limit...

what do u think his punishment was??




three year ban and a 50 quid fine

hedgehog

This bloke drove past a speed camera at 22mph and extracted some urine and his punishment wasn't so much less:

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=483347

The lesson is not to try to make a fool of their income stream, they don't like it.

I hope your friend was OK? Or as OK as you can be under those circumstances.

MrsDibbleyUK

yeh shes fine now
broken leg at first
but on the mend

Abdabz

Never heard of a ban longer than 3 years, but the fine is paltry - insulting even...Glad your friends on the mend and it wasnt life threatening...

Scoob99

iTrader: (1)

I got hit by a guy who was 3 times over the limit, I was off work for over a year and had to have more operations than I care to remember I also had to learn to walk again, The guy hit me head on at 100 mph and over took 2 cars on a blind bend, His punishment £375 fine £125 costs and a 15 month driving ban
Cheers
Colin

MrsDibbleyUK

its stupid
will it stop him
well no as it wasnt his first offence

hedgehog

Even so a broken leg is a pretty nasty injury when you factor in the shock, time off work, pain and discomfort and so on. I suppose we tend to treat broken bones as a trivial thing because they so rarely kill people but when you have one yourself it is far from trivial. Good to hear she is getting better.

MrsDibbleyUK

o god no i know its nasty
i couldnt even ferry her about as i crashed the car

Scoob99

iTrader: (1)

The Police said he was the type of guy who would do again and again, he didn't give a toss

MrsDibbleyUK

yeh im saying the bloke who hit my mate it was his 4th offence
and 2nd ban
jus cos he agreed to goto AA meeting

Scoob99

iTrader: (1)

You are having a laugh The Barsteward should be banned for life
Cheers
Colin

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iTrader: (1)

how will breakdown cover help him? hope your friend gets well soon

Chip Sengravy

Disgusting

King RA

6 times?? Are you sure?

Earlier this year Catherine Bickerdike, a 29-year-old mother of one from Warton, Lancashire, set an unenviable record for what was reported to be the highest ever breath test reading — almost six times over the legal limit (183mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath compared with a legal limit of 35mg). She received a six month prison sentence and was banned from driving for four years. Drivers who kill while over the limit face up to 14 years in prison.

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/art...936369,00.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/4738709.stm

Sounds like your friend got hit by the most drunk person ever, that's pretty damn unlucky.

StudentScooby

A lad i know only got 8 months for death by dangerous.

Edited to say he had not been drinking.