Porsche driver expecting jail after biker death

Death driver told to expect jail
A Notts driver has been found guilty of causing the death of a biker after the pair raced on a road at up to 100mph.
Darren Cooper from Kempton Road, Mansfield, had been racing the motorbike in his £100,000 sports car.

He denied causing death by dangerous driving, but was found guilty by a jury which reached a majority verdict.

Christopher Busby, 36,from Clipstone, lost control on a bend on Southwell Road West, last April. The rider died after hitting an oncoming car.

The jury, who returned a majority verdict, were told Cooper had been racing Mr Busby in his rare black Porshe GT2.

Witnesses put their speed at anything from 70mph to 100mph.

The prosecution said Mr Busby bore a considerable responsibility for what happened, but it took two to race.

Judge John Burgess bailed Cooper for sentence on 10 December, but warned him he faced jail.

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...on the basis of those facts as stated, I find myself short on sympathy for either of them.

Feel very sorry for the families.

....oh, and we're having to pay for this character to be kept in jail too.

sorry if that sounds harsh, but that's the way it is.

Well they should sell off his 100k porsche to pay for his time inside.

as the prosecution said "it took two to race".

i dont think he deserves a jail sentence going on what has been posted. there must be more to it as i dont see how the rider getting hit head on with a 3rd party is the porche drivers fault. they both entered into a race, putting themselves and others around them in danger.

an accident caused by fast machines in the wrong hands.

They were both driving dangerously. One of them paid the price for that, as unfortunate as that may be.
The other one still needs to be punished. I can't say I believe he is guilty of causing death by dangerous driving, but he was certainly driving dangerously and somebody died.

He lost control on a bend, that would suggest he was driving above his level of skill and control, IMO.

Sounds pretty dangerous to me.

Its this sort of situation that makes you realise that racing should be left to the track, not the road.

Possibly just a little bit of a sobreing story for us all maybe?

Originally Posted by leesimons

So you were there and saw it then?

Nope, but I'm using what we call available information. Luckily I'm not the one making any decisions in this case, was purely putting forth an opinion.

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Based on the information posted,

Both driving dangerously? Yes.

Porche driving guilty of 'causing death by dangerous dring? In my opinion 'No'. The biker caused his own death by driving dangerously. Yeah it took two to race but the dead rider had the choice not to. I just hope the driver if possibly does not get a jail term or one as short as possible atleast.

To me it's a bit like relatives of people killed/injured as passengers in vehicles where they driver(their friend etc) has been drunk asking why the driver killed their son etc by drinking and driving? Sorry but your son or daughter knowing their friend has been drinking has to take responsibility for their own safety and subsequent death or injury.

Cheers
Ben