The sheriff said as this was the first child the lorry driver had killed and he was very sorry, we will let him off with community service.
What a joke
chowchan on
Just a year banned from driving wow, kid was on the pavement too.
Eleyius on
I can’t imagine the pain of that lads family…. Tragic
phukovski on
Earlier today we had comments criticising Cycling Mikey for reporting phone use (usual comments of stationary traffic etc). Now here’s someone who used their phone several times while driving in a city before later killing a child on the pavement. The driver may not have been on their phone at the time of the incident but it shows the standard of driving.
Unfortunately Police Scotland are useless and the only police force in the country not to have an online portal for reporting road crime, so drivers like this can get away with other offences, and their defence advocate can tell the court it was their “first criminal offence” to enable a lenient sentence.
ZealousidealYoung286 on
>Thomas was cycling on the pavement to school when he was struck by the truck at the exit of a golf club in Cramond. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
So he ran the kid over on the pavement? Also he was seen using a phone earlier in the day. What the actual fuck is this sentence.
Overseerer-Vault-101 on
So killing cyclists is just a slap on the wrist? People wonder why so many ride on the pavement.
PrinceOfAntioch01 on
If you ever want to kill someone in the UK get behind the wheel and do it, awful sentencing.
EnPassanTuah on
It was a genuine accident.
What would locking him up have accomplished?
Cowsgobaaah on
I got 180 hours, a 2 year ban and an 18 month suspended sentence for causing serious injury by careless driving……..I should’ve been driving a bin lorry
uselessnavy on
“The court heard that Wallace had used his mobile phone several times while driving the lorry before the crash.
This had occurred earlier in the day and it had no bearing on the collision involving the child.”
Guys read the article. I know not everyone can read but come on
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The sheriff said as this was the first child the lorry driver had killed and he was very sorry, we will let him off with community service.
What a joke
Just a year banned from driving wow, kid was on the pavement too.
I can’t imagine the pain of that lads family…. Tragic
Earlier today we had comments criticising Cycling Mikey for reporting phone use (usual comments of stationary traffic etc). Now here’s someone who used their phone several times while driving in a city before later killing a child on the pavement. The driver may not have been on their phone at the time of the incident but it shows the standard of driving.
Unfortunately Police Scotland are useless and the only police force in the country not to have an online portal for reporting road crime, so drivers like this can get away with other offences, and their defence advocate can tell the court it was their “first criminal offence” to enable a lenient sentence.
>Thomas was cycling on the pavement to school when he was struck by the truck at the exit of a golf club in Cramond. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
So he ran the kid over on the pavement? Also he was seen using a phone earlier in the day. What the actual fuck is this sentence.
So killing cyclists is just a slap on the wrist? People wonder why so many ride on the pavement.
If you ever want to kill someone in the UK get behind the wheel and do it, awful sentencing.
It was a genuine accident.
What would locking him up have accomplished?
I got 180 hours, a 2 year ban and an 18 month suspended sentence for causing serious injury by careless driving……..I should’ve been driving a bin lorry
“The court heard that Wallace had used his mobile phone several times while driving the lorry before the crash.
This had occurred earlier in the day and it had no bearing on the collision involving the child.”
Guys read the article. I know not everyone can read but come on