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Yet another speeding, uninsured, unlicenced, lying, killer motorist.
This is Local London
22 February 2001. Mum's rage over death crash charge Tearful Chessington mum, Carol Ward is outraged at the prospect of a speeding learner driver escaping with a fine after knocking down and killing her son. Mrs Ward broke down in tears as a coroner recorded an open verdict on the death of her 37-year-old son, Ian, who was hit in Long Ditton by Denise Williams-Yelbert, who was driving on her own, without supervision, and had no insurance. Crash scene investigators told Woking Coroner's Court last Wednesday that her Volkswagen Golf was travelling between 51 and 62 mph in the 50mph zone. The day was clear and bright and the road was straight for 350metres before the point of impact. Skid marks on the road showed the car collided with Mr Ward's bike 1.6metres inside the coloured cycle lane, killing him at the scene. Williams-Yelbert, who is in her 20s, only held a provisional UK licence and will appear in court next month charged with driving without due care and attention, driving outside her licence and driving without insurance. But campaigners from group Road Peace and the Ward family failed in their attempts to get her charged with the more serious offence of causing death by dangerous driving. Mrs Ward said: "I think she will get away with a small fine. "It just makes a life mean nothing really. It just devalues it. It makes me so angry. "Ian was just a lovely man and a good son. He used to help me out a lot at home. He loved the outdoors and had so many friends." Her partner Fred Pearce said: "We just want the punishment to be fair. She has got to live with it, but we have got to live with it 10 times over." Mr Ward, a mechanic and cycling enthusiast, from Chessington was unmarried and worked at TW Whites garage in Bookham and previously for 19 years at Four Seasons Garage on Kingston's Richmond Road. He was on his way to collect a car when he was hit at 8am on May 6 last year as he cycled towards Esher on the A309. Williams-Yelbert, who solicitors said was wearing a nurse's uniform at the time of the crash and may have been returning from a night shift, refused to answer any questions at Woking Coroner's Court last Wednesday ahead of her appearance at magistrates' court. She also refused to answer any questions in a police interview in July last year, but on the day of the crash signed a statement claiming that Mr Ward was "swerving from left to right". She wrote: "When I got closer to him he just swerved in front of the car." As the statement was read in court, members of Mr Ward's family called out "you liar". The coroner said that due to Williams-Yelbert's refusal to provide evidence he was unable to get a full picture of what happened, and recorded an open verdict. She will appear at North Surrey Magistrates' Court on March 1. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/n...h_c harge.php |
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Yet another speeding, uninsured, unlicenced, lying, killer motorist.
On 22 Feb, 10:34, wrote:
This is Local London 22 February 2001. Mum's rage over death crash charge Tearful Chessington mum, Carol Ward is outraged at the prospect of a speeding learner driver escaping with a fine after knocking down and killing her son. Mrs Ward broke down in tears as a coroner recorded an open verdict on the death of her 37-year-old son, Ian, who was hit in Long Ditton by Denise Williams-Yelbert, who was driving on her own, without supervision, and had no insurance. Crash scene investigators told Woking Coroner's Court last Wednesday that her Volkswagen Golf was travelling between 51 and 62 mph in the 50mph zone. The day was clear and bright and the road was straight for 350metres before the point of impact. Skid marks on the road showed the car collided with Mr Ward's bike 1.6metres inside the coloured cycle lane, killing him at the scene. Williams-Yelbert, who is in her 20s, only held a provisional UK licence and will appear in court next month charged with driving without due care and attention, driving outside her licence and driving without insurance. But campaigners from group Road Peace and the Ward family failed in their attempts to get her charged with the more serious offence of causing death by dangerous driving. Mrs Ward said: "I think she will get away with a small fine. "It just makes a life mean nothing really. It just devalues it. It makes me so angry. "Ian was just a lovely man and a good son. He used to help me out a lot at home. He loved the outdoors and had so many friends." Her partner Fred Pearce said: "We just want the punishment to be fair. She has got to live with it, but we have got to live with it 10 times over." Mr Ward, a mechanic and cycling enthusiast, from Chessington was unmarried and worked at TW Whites garage in Bookham and previously for 19 years at Four Seasons Garage on Kingston's Richmond Road. He was on his way to collect a car when he was hit at 8am on May 6 last year as he cycled towards Esher on the A309. Williams-Yelbert, who solicitors said was wearing a nurse's uniform at the time of the crash and may have been returning from a night shift, refused to answer any questions at Woking Coroner's Court last Wednesday ahead of her appearance at magistrates' court. She also refused to answer any questions in a police interview in July last year, but on the day of the crash signed a statement claiming that Mr Ward was "swerving from left to right". She wrote: "When I got closer to him he just swerved in front of the car." As the statement was read in court, members of Mr Ward's family called out "you liar". The coroner said that due to Williams-Yelbert's refusal to provide evidence he was unable to get a full picture of what happened, and recorded an open verdict. She will appear at North Surrey Magistrates' Court on March 1. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/n...lay.var.120839... Which is one reason why I suggested in a consultation with DfT officials that drivers who cause death or injury to another are automatically charged with, or are automatically guilty of, dangerous driving if, 1: They do not hold a full drivers licence, UK or EU, and 2: Are driving otherwise than in accordance with the provisional licence requirements. After all if they are not under supervision and have not passed their test then they must be a danger to others. Otherwise we would not need a test! Sniper8052 |
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Yet another speeding, uninsured, unlicenced, lying, killer motorist.
On 22 Feb, 10:48, "
wrote: On 22 Feb, 10:34, wrote: This is Local London 22 February 2001. Mum's rage over death crash charge Tearful Chessington mum, Carol Ward is outraged at the prospect of a speeding learner driver escaping with a fine after knocking down and killing her son. Mrs Ward broke down in tears as a coroner recorded an open verdict on the death of her 37-year-old son, Ian, who was hit in Long Ditton by Denise Williams-Yelbert, who was driving on her own, without supervision, and had no insurance. Crash scene investigators told Woking Coroner's Court last Wednesday that her Volkswagen Golf was travelling between 51 and 62 mph in the 50mph zone. The day was clear and bright and the road was straight for 350metres before the point of impact. Skid marks on the road showed the car collided with Mr Ward's bike 1.6metres inside the coloured cycle lane, killing him at the scene. Williams-Yelbert, who is in her 20s, only held a provisional UK licence and will appear in court next month charged with driving without due care and attention, driving outside her licence and driving without insurance. But campaigners from group Road Peace and the Ward family failed in their attempts to get her charged with the more serious offence of causing death by dangerous driving. Mrs Ward said: "I think she will get away with a small fine. "It just makes a life mean nothing really. It just devalues it. It makes me so angry. "Ian was just a lovely man and a good son. He used to help me out a lot at home. He loved the outdoors and had so many friends." Her partner Fred Pearce said: "We just want the punishment to be fair. She has got to live with it, but we have got to live with it 10 times over." Mr Ward, a mechanic and cycling enthusiast, from Chessington was unmarried and worked at TW Whites garage in Bookham and previously for 19 years at Four Seasons Garage on Kingston's Richmond Road. He was on his way to collect a car when he was hit at 8am on May 6 last year as he cycled towards Esher on the A309. Williams-Yelbert, who solicitors said was wearing a nurse's uniform at the time of the crash and may have been returning from a night shift, refused to answer any questions at Woking Coroner's Court last Wednesday ahead of her appearance at magistrates' court. She also refused to answer any questions in a police interview in July last year, but on the day of the crash signed a statement claiming that Mr Ward was "swerving from left to right". She wrote: "When I got closer to him he just swerved in front of the car." As the statement was read in court, members of Mr Ward's family called out "you liar". The coroner said that due to Williams-Yelbert's refusal to provide evidence he was unable to get a full picture of what happened, and recorded an open verdict. She will appear at North Surrey Magistrates' Court on March 1. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/n...lay.var.120839... Which is one reason why I suggested in a consultation with DfT officials that drivers who cause death or injury to another are automatically charged with, or are automatically guilty of, dangerous driving if, 1: They do not hold a full drivers licence, UK or EU, and 2: Are driving otherwise than in accordance with the provisional licence requirements. After all if they are not under supervision and have not passed their test then they must be a danger to others. Otherwise we would not need a test! Sniper8052- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Quite right, i agree entirely. Killer drivers get away with slaughtering cyclists and can employ despicable tactics like in the case above to avoid punishment. |
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Yet another speeding, uninsured, unlicenced, lying, killer motorist.
This 'no comment' tactic would have been I presume dictated by her
solicitor. He/she has probably advised that in the absence of any witnesses she will probably be fined merely for the motoring offences alone. When in court where she will be obliged to tell the truth she will say that he was swerving from side to side and take her chances with the law. I suppose it says much of how people are now - if you can get away with being a selfish, uncaring arsehole then do it. Will it be on her conscience - I doubt it - because it presupposes you have one. |
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Yet another speeding, uninsured, unlicenced, lying, killer motorist.
nobody760 wrote:
with the law. I suppose it says much of how people are now - if you can get away with being a selfish, uncaring arsehole then do it. Will it be on her conscience - I doubt it - because it presupposes you have one. Indeed. What a coward. You take someone's life and don't even have the guts to say what you did at the inquest. Ref. the Dunwich Dynamo tragedy driver also - claimed he was "too shocked" to remember. Lets please hope this will not become common. |
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Yet another speeding, uninsured, unlicenced, lying, killer motorist.
John Hearns wrote: nobody760 wrote: with the law. I suppose it says much of how people are now - if you can get away with being a selfish, uncaring arsehole then do it. Will it be on her conscience - I doubt it - because it presupposes you have one. Indeed. What a coward. You take someone's life and don't even have the guts to say what you did at the inquest. Ref. the Dunwich Dynamo tragedy driver also - claimed he was "too shocked" to remember. Lets please hope this will not become common. It already is :-(( John B |
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Yet another speeding, uninsured, unlicenced, lying, killer motorist.
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http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/n...h_c harge.php Yet more proof that our system of road use isn't working as well as it could. Isn't it time to consider the alternatives, especially in relation to the following: 1. Expecting all those who drive a car to have first, under their own initiative, passed a driving test. 2. Expecting all those who drive a car to be conscientious enough to have insured themselves appropriately. 3. Giving the de facto priority on all non-motorway roads to those using them in motor vehicles. 4. Expecting all those who drive a car to be able to do it courteously and skilfully, and with appropriate respect for other road users. 5. Expecting all "vulnerable" road users to keep out of the path of motor traffic at their own peril. 6. Relying on punishment "after the event" as a deterrent to others, rather than prevention and elimination of crashes - we are only treating the symptoms and leaving the disease to fester unabated. The system we have ignores the "human factor", it treats motorists as automatons - and we are reaping the rewards of that disastrous approach in our road casualty figures. We need to start considering _sustainable_ road safety measures - those which deliver results without relying on stricter and stricter enforcement of more and more unrealistic regulations. What do we actually want - less road casualties /or/ more convicted motorists? -- Matt B |
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Yet another speeding, uninsured, unlicenced, lying, killer motorist.
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On 22 Feb, 10:34, wrote: http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/n...lay.var.120839... Which is one reason why I suggested in a consultation with DfT officials that drivers who cause death or injury to another are automatically charged with, or are automatically guilty of, dangerous driving if, 1: They do not hold a full drivers licence, UK or EU, and 2: Are driving otherwise than in accordance with the provisional licence requirements. Better to lobby to remove the likelihood of these type of things happening at all - rather than punishing those who, partly because of the leeway our system gives them, have fallen foul of their human nature predominating over their powers to suppress it. We need to harness, and use human nature to guarantee road safety - rather that futilely trying to suppress it and bypass it. After all if they are not under supervision and have not passed their test then they must be a danger to others. Otherwise we would not need a test! Exactly! Why give them the opportunity of not having the skills? Why rely 100% on them having the self-control to gain the skills under their own initiative? Make roadmanship and motor vehicle control a subject that is taught to every child from a very early age - at school if it is the only way to guarantee it. Remove the need for rebellion and the "glamour" of defying the rules. Remove the rules - but ensure all citizens are "road worthy" by the time their hormones take control. We see it working in other realms - why won't it work in this one? -- Matt B |
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Yet another speeding, uninsured, unlicenced, lying, killer motorist.
On 22 Feb, 11:46, Matt B wrote:
wrote: http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/n...lay.var.120839... Yet more proof that our system of road use isn't working as well as it could. Isn't it time to consider the alternatives, especially in relation to the following: 1. Expecting all those who drive a car to have first, under their own initiative, passed a driving test. 2. Expecting all those who drive a car to be conscientious enough to have insured themselves appropriately. 3. Giving the de facto priority on all non-motorway roads to those using them in motor vehicles. 4. Expecting all those who drive a car to be able to do it courteously and skilfully, and with appropriate respect for other road users. 5. Expecting all "vulnerable" road users to keep out of the path of motor traffic at their own peril. 6. Relying on punishment "after the event" as a deterrent to others, rather than prevention and elimination of crashes - we are only treating the symptoms and leaving the disease to fester unabated. The system we have ignores the "human factor", it treats motorists as automatons - and we are reaping the rewards of that disastrous approach in our road casualty figures. We need to start considering _sustainable_ road safety measures - those which deliver results without relying on stricter and stricter enforcement of more and more unrealistic regulations. What do we actually want - less road casualties /or/ more convicted motorists? -- Matt B It is sometimes better to say nothing and be thought a fool than to say something foolish and remove all possible doubt. Sniper8052 |
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