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Lorry driver on mobile kills cyclist, walks free from court.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn%5....asp?ID=304804
Road safety campaign group Brake was outraged by the sentence and called for a change in the law. Spokeswoman Lorna Jackson said: "This sentence reflects the current problem faced by courts while they wait for the introduction of the new charge of causing death by careless driving. "The charge currently available is careless driving, which fails to reflect that someone has lost their life, and thus the sentence handed down falls far short of delivering any real sense of justice. "When someone has been killed, it seems incomprehensible that the driver will be back on the road in a year's time, which is why Brake is urging the Government to ensure there is no unnecessary delay in introducing the new charge." A statement from the family which was issued shortly after the crash, said: "Mary was a wonderful mother and granny. She is dearly missed by her two daughters, four grandchildren and everyone who knew her. "She lived life to the full and was well known in and around the Histon area. "She had many friends from her work in the libraries in the Cambridge area and her work in Addenbrooke's Hospital, where she helped out in the children's wards." Field was also handed a £750 fine and ordered to pay £500 costs. |
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