Death by Dangerous Driving... on a rideout

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12730242

All have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving!

Not guilty yet obviously... but if they are found guilty thats 5 years for each of them

I don't know the story obvioulsy but it sounds rediculous.

Worth stopping for an accident you were not directly involved in? at the risk of somehow being implicated?

[Luckypants]

Not enough information in that snippet to know what was going on, so we will have to wait for the details to come out before commenting.

I will say they would not have been charged if CPS did not think there was a good chance of conviction

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Not enough information in that snippet to know what was going on, so we will have to wait for the details to come out before commenting.

I will say they would not have been charged if CPS did not think there was a good chance of conviction

+1

Much more cause for concern is the awful editing skills at the BBC these days...

"Four of men, aged 26, 28, 29 and 31, have each been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving."

[Dave20046]

Was also going to post this but at a glance I couldn't work out if the 4 men were in the car they hit or other bikers (that was how I read it at first but thought it too ridiculous to be possible). Unless they can prove they were racing that's an impossible conviction .

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Was also going to post this but at a glance I couldn't work out if the 4 men were in the car they hit or other bikers (that was how I read it at first but thought it too ridiculous to be possible). Unless they can prove they were racing that's an impossible conviction .

I am guessing that the 4 being charged caused the car to hit the 2 bikers that they were riding with and who died.

Or going from the ghost of a memory about some new law posted on here a while back, if all the vikers were speeding and were considered to be to blame for the accident then dangerous driving could be thrown at them.

I'll watched with baited breath - only just came accross it too

Is this not similar to something posted last year shortly before AR which said, all members of a group of riders will be charged for any offence which one is found guilty of? Someone with a better memory than mine will im sure be along to correct/post a link.

It's not this you're thinking of, Owenski?

not really enough info to have a real opinion about it but there surely must be a bit more to this, theres no-way they would ALL be charged unless some real bad situation occured which lead to the crash.

i do really resent the fact the car driver had no insurance. that just really makes me mad, we all pay for our insurance, so why did he think he didnt have to.

Originally Posted by metalangel

It's not this you're thinking of, Owenski?

Indeed I was, thank you