>Teen driver crashes into man playing ball while she was chatting to a friend
Ok, sounds like a reckless accident…
>He said: ‘You used excessive speed when you drove deliberately and directly at Mr Mahoney.’
Hmm.. not sure if we’re not getting the full story here. Surely if they only heard it was distraction the judge then can’t say she drove deliberately with no evidence?
Kooky-Grapefruit-941 on
Fucking hell what a horrible watch
She 100% sped up too
elmundio87 on
is it common for adults to play ball games in a car park? lock her up and all that, but this seems like everyone just left their brains at home that day
theocrats on
“Judge Recorder Christian Jowett sentenced Dyas to 18 months and banned her from driving for two years and nine months.”
Fucking weak sentence. Especially when the judge says, “You used excessive speed when you drove deliberately and directly at Mr Mahoney.’
If the arsehole had used a knife, what would her sentence be?
PM__ME__ALPACAS on
Everyone’s calling this deliberate, but she’s 19 and probably an inexperienced driver. I had a very similar crash at 19 (into another car, rather than a person) because I panicked and hit the accelerator instead of the brake. I mean obviously she’s not paying attention and fucked this up, but you can’t just decide it’s deliberate without other evidence.
inevitablealopecia on
I’ve never heard someone in the UK use the phrase “playing ball” in this context.
Why is everything being Americanised?
Yes, that is my biggest gripe with this story/s
Lammtarra95 on
>*Dyas smashed into Declan Mahoney at ‘excessive speed’*
The red car that drives into the car park at the end seems to be going at the same speed, so excessive or not, it might be normal and perhaps an explicit speed limit should be introduced.
Primary_Butterfly_98 on
This was on Wales online Instagram also, loads of victim blaming in the comments which is pretty standard these days.
captainfishpie on
**18 months** is piss poor for her deliberate act of causing serious injury to this man.
He has to live with this for the **rest** of his life whilst she will probably only do half of that sentence and if that driving is anything to go by – she will be driving disqualified anyway!
You see it in car parks all the time though! People using it as if it were a road, not giving you time to park etc.
Far, far too many dangerous people on the road.
LEEALISHEPS on
As soon as I seen this, I knew it was a woman driver.
Widget_widge on
What a terrible driver and that guy has got to live with this action for the rest of his life. Anyone driving with a half a brain would have spotted the enormous gap and empty car parking spaces to their right and just driven around, perhaps even show some decency and slow down. It’s basically an empty car park. The guy had also taken a few steps out of the middle, completely avoidable incident.
ChawalAndDeigh on
Whether or not she deserved this sentence I think we can agree on one thing, she won’t make that mistake again
Exotic_Jicama1984 on
I guarantee she was on her mobile, looking down.
Most young women regularly use their mobiles when driving. It’s an epidemic.
They’re all looking down at their crotch area, smirking at what their legion of desperate guys are texting them, or swiping TikToks and bullshit for an endless supply of dopamine.
We need proper cameras to detect mobile phone use when driving.
Car parks and slow driving areas are the worst places for this sort of thing.
YeOldeGeek on
Having seen the video I’m very dubious about her story/excuse.
Did she know the occupants of the red car that followed her in? It’s very common for teens in modified/hot hatches to arse around in groups, and quiet car parks are where this commonly happens.
Jazs1994 on
Honestly to my eye, you can see her veering left after entering the car park. Kinda looks like heavy distraction as typically if you’re looking left towards your passenger you subconsciously start turning left. Then as soon as the hit happens goes right. Stupid stupid mistake. But I have to ask, why play with a ball in a car park of all places?
MrSoapbox on
Oh my god! These sites should be illegal! Adverts all over the place, adverts to watch the few seconds clip, pop ups all over the place…and seriously, the ones that demand to have your cookies, then when you accept THEN block the article? Can’t the government actually do something about THAT?
Anyway, there should be much harder punishments for people driving on their phone. This was entirely her fault (okay, 95%…they shouldn’t be playing in a carpark…but some of that is the fault of the government not giving anywhere to go a lot of the time)
But damn, that’s an open and shut case, the came barrelling into that car park, there was plenty of time to stop, to see him, everything..she did everything wrong.
Ban for life please.
Quick_Doubt_5484 on
Driving ought to be treated as a privilege and not a right. A two year ban is pitiful in comparison to the lifelong injuries the victim will have to live with.
Several-Agent6831 on
At least we can live happy knowing her plan to be a nurse is never happening. Time to learn how to put fries in the bag.
West-Ad-1532 on
Practically empty car park. And she manages to drive into a human. Now that some serious dumb assery.
Busy-Replacement-421 on
The headline makes it sound like a tragic lapse in attention, but the judge’s statement about driving deliberately at him is chilling. That detail completely changes the nature of the incident from an accident to something far more intentional. The sentence does seem incredibly lenient for what’s being described as a deliberate act of violence with a car. It really does make you wonder how the punishment would differ if another weapon was used.
BroodLord1962 on
Yes she was in the wrong, but so was he for playing football in a car park
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>Teen driver crashes into man playing ball while she was chatting to a friend
Ok, sounds like a reckless accident…
>He said: ‘You used excessive speed when you drove deliberately and directly at Mr Mahoney.’
Hmm.. not sure if we’re not getting the full story here. Surely if they only heard it was distraction the judge then can’t say she drove deliberately with no evidence?
Fucking hell what a horrible watch
She 100% sped up too
is it common for adults to play ball games in a car park? lock her up and all that, but this seems like everyone just left their brains at home that day
“Judge Recorder Christian Jowett sentenced Dyas to 18 months and banned her from driving for two years and nine months.”
Fucking weak sentence. Especially when the judge says, “You used excessive speed when you drove deliberately and directly at Mr Mahoney.’
If the arsehole had used a knife, what would her sentence be?
Everyone’s calling this deliberate, but she’s 19 and probably an inexperienced driver. I had a very similar crash at 19 (into another car, rather than a person) because I panicked and hit the accelerator instead of the brake. I mean obviously she’s not paying attention and fucked this up, but you can’t just decide it’s deliberate without other evidence.
I’ve never heard someone in the UK use the phrase “playing ball” in this context.
Why is everything being Americanised?
Yes, that is my biggest gripe with this story/s
>*Dyas smashed into Declan Mahoney at ‘excessive speed’*
The red car that drives into the car park at the end seems to be going at the same speed, so excessive or not, it might be normal and perhaps an explicit speed limit should be introduced.
This was on Wales online Instagram also, loads of victim blaming in the comments which is pretty standard these days.
**18 months** is piss poor for her deliberate act of causing serious injury to this man.
He has to live with this for the **rest** of his life whilst she will probably only do half of that sentence and if that driving is anything to go by – she will be driving disqualified anyway!
You see it in car parks all the time though! People using it as if it were a road, not giving you time to park etc.
Far, far too many dangerous people on the road.
As soon as I seen this, I knew it was a woman driver.
What a terrible driver and that guy has got to live with this action for the rest of his life. Anyone driving with a half a brain would have spotted the enormous gap and empty car parking spaces to their right and just driven around, perhaps even show some decency and slow down. It’s basically an empty car park. The guy had also taken a few steps out of the middle, completely avoidable incident.
Whether or not she deserved this sentence I think we can agree on one thing, she won’t make that mistake again
I guarantee she was on her mobile, looking down.
Most young women regularly use their mobiles when driving. It’s an epidemic.
They’re all looking down at their crotch area, smirking at what their legion of desperate guys are texting them, or swiping TikToks and bullshit for an endless supply of dopamine.
We need proper cameras to detect mobile phone use when driving.
Car parks and slow driving areas are the worst places for this sort of thing.
Having seen the video I’m very dubious about her story/excuse.
Did she know the occupants of the red car that followed her in? It’s very common for teens in modified/hot hatches to arse around in groups, and quiet car parks are where this commonly happens.
Honestly to my eye, you can see her veering left after entering the car park. Kinda looks like heavy distraction as typically if you’re looking left towards your passenger you subconsciously start turning left. Then as soon as the hit happens goes right. Stupid stupid mistake. But I have to ask, why play with a ball in a car park of all places?
Oh my god! These sites should be illegal! Adverts all over the place, adverts to watch the few seconds clip, pop ups all over the place…and seriously, the ones that demand to have your cookies, then when you accept THEN block the article? Can’t the government actually do something about THAT?
Anyway, there should be much harder punishments for people driving on their phone. This was entirely her fault (okay, 95%…they shouldn’t be playing in a carpark…but some of that is the fault of the government not giving anywhere to go a lot of the time)
But damn, that’s an open and shut case, the came barrelling into that car park, there was plenty of time to stop, to see him, everything..she did everything wrong.
Ban for life please.
Driving ought to be treated as a privilege and not a right. A two year ban is pitiful in comparison to the lifelong injuries the victim will have to live with.
At least we can live happy knowing her plan to be a nurse is never happening. Time to learn how to put fries in the bag.
Practically empty car park. And she manages to drive into a human. Now that some serious dumb assery.
The headline makes it sound like a tragic lapse in attention, but the judge’s statement about driving deliberately at him is chilling. That detail completely changes the nature of the incident from an accident to something far more intentional. The sentence does seem incredibly lenient for what’s being described as a deliberate act of violence with a car. It really does make you wonder how the punishment would differ if another weapon was used.
Yes she was in the wrong, but so was he for playing football in a car park