I see that a north west motorway was shut for most of wednesday following a one vehicle accident. One person from the vehicle died whilst FIVE others were taken to hospital.
The vehicle involved was a Land Rover Freelander.
Doesn't that vehicle only have FIVE seat belts ?
If that is the case, surely a prosecution should follow if the vehicle contained SIX people in total.?
What's the betting the DPP don't prosecute though ?
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who should they prosecute .. the dead one?
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The discovery can have extra side seats (seating 1 adult per side) put in the rear which have seat belts
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Think about it. Mortuarys are attached to Hospitals?
dcvd
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It's amazing how many people on here can not read. Go back to my opening post...you willl see the words LAND ROVER FREELANDER. That is not a DISCOVERY.
I suggest they prosecute the driver of the vehicle who survived the accident. The driver is surely responsible for the number of passengers being carried in the vehicle.
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I wondered the same when I read the story it is also seems that some of the occupants were not wearing seatbelts but the police arn't daft and will be aware of more facts than us.
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At least one of the occupants couldn't have been wearing a seat belt.
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What would be the case if the driver claims that "the dead person" forced into his way to the car in spite of his refusal to carry him without seatbelt?
Depending on the situation, other passengers might support him.
If the deceased person is a close relative of the driver, he already suffered a lot. No point in prosecuting him.
A responsible adult must ensure his own safety. The Late Mr. X could have come in a different car if he had discovered that he has no seatbelt to wear on.
Anyway, let his soul rest in peace.
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Surely the point of prosecuting is to send a message to other drivers not to go down the same road. ?
Should not the law be applied regardless of the circumstances. This isn't on the same scale as driving with a defective headlight were a word of advice might suffice.
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How times change - I vividly remember going on holiday with my parents and another family and there were 4 adults and 4 kids in the car. A Vauxhall with bench seats and 2 of us sat between my Dad and the other Dad on the front seat. No seat belts of course.
Even within the last 10yrs my BIL used to allow his kids to ride in the load space of his estate car - he thought it was fine, and again something that was commonplace years ago.
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Even within the last 10yrs my BIL used to allow his kids to ride in the load space of his estate car - he thought it was fine and again something that was commonplace years ago.
Indeed, up to age 7 or so in the sixties my sister and I slept in the loadspace of Dad's Vauxhall Victor for an overnight journey from Yorkshire to our Gran's in Dorset.
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If there's a case to answer, and it's in the public interest to prosecute (and remember that's not a decision made by the police), someone will be.
If it's the same one, it was an eight year old boy who died, and I don't think it does anyone any good for someone to come on here pointing fingers at the other people in the car (many of whom were his family) at this stage, before police have even had time to investigate properly.
(Oh and 2cents, no need to shout at people for misreading the type of car, thanks.)
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Every need. If some one can't be bothered to read what has been written, then I feel they have no right to comment.
I took care to be as vaguel as possible withe details about the whole thing in order to bring an issue to debate and keep with in this boards guide lines.. Your revelations are neither big nor clever.
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Rather an insensitive thread topic in my opinion. There has been a fatality, a young child I believe, who may very well be a family member. Without knowing the full details & current legal process it's bad form, at the very least, to seek to cast blame or suggest legal sanction on relatives or other vehicle occupants.
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Another can't read merchant. Show me where I cast blame ?
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>>Will we see a prosecution?
I hope not and I see no need.
The people in the car and driver have been punished enough already.
As for sending out a deterrent to others, I think the whole case does that better than a prosecution.
Which is a greater deterrent:
1 - You will be taken to court and fined/points on licence
2 - Your children will be killed
Any responsible adult will make sure children are secured correctly in a car. For those who don't I would suspect that nothing is going to educate them to change their ways.
I make sure my children are secure in the car becuase I want them to have the best possible chance of surviving an accident, not becuase I'm worried about being prosecuted.
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2cents....do they do 'chill pills' in your local chemist. Looking at some of your recent posts, I think you need them. :)
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Are they on the same shelf as the ' burying your head in the sand " pills ?
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Get a 'read only' button, just like mine ;o)
Locked.
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