Woman jailed over cyclist's death

i had a friend a few years ago that done pretty much the same thing,
big nite out on the town and decided to drive home, he was drunk of
course and she wasnt but its basically the same situation. well he got
done for manslaughter, (i dont see why she didnt get it) and sentenced,
for a minimum of 5 years. i knew that guy fairly well and i think that
the sentence was fair. the lady should have got longer i feel. there
are to many pl out there who constantly drive when tired, under the
ifluence (alcohol and drugs) and there needs to be harsher penalties
for these ppl. i think that in australia we are to leniant to
criminals, especially if the crime is not in the media, if a crime is
in the media and there is a lot of hype going on around it, there is a
lot more pressure from the public for a harsher sentence, but in
general the penalties are to soft. my deepst condolences to the family
of the cyclist



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"hippy" wrote in message
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"Luther Blissett" wrote
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If that lady had recevied 10 years, a lot more people would think twice
about driving under the influence of drugs. And remember .. she chose to
be drug-****ed, the cyclist didn't chose to be car-****ed.

Actually the drugs didn't play a part in the actual crash. It was the lack
of sleep, apparently. If anything, she should have had more gear.. maybe
she wouldn't have fallen asleep at the wheel? 24 hours without sleep was
found to be equivalent to a 0.1 BAC IIRC. How many people out there
drugs or no drugs are too tired to drive safely? A bloody lot I imagine!

What was she actually charged with and why was it not a manslaughter
charge?


To pick up on an old thread ;-)

I was watching the lifestyle channel a few nights ago, and they did a test
on a track - a driver with a BAC of over the limit and a driver who was
fatigued. They both had someone in the back seat checking when they strayed
over lines and when they changed the speed too much.

The result was that the drunk driver, while he was exuberant to the camera
had perfect results. The tired guy, under the same circumstances messed up
about a dozen times in a one hour drive.

Tim

"hippy" wrote in message
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"Luther Blissett" wrote
in
message ...
If that lady had recevied 10 years, a lot more people would think twice
about driving under the influence of drugs. And remember .. she chose to
be drug-****ed, the cyclist didn't chose to be car-****ed.

Actually the drugs didn't play a part in the actual crash. It was the lack
of sleep, apparently. If anything, she should have had more gear.. maybe
she wouldn't have fallen asleep at the wheel? 24 hours without sleep was
found to be equivalent to a 0.1 BAC IIRC. How many people out there
drugs or no drugs are too tired to drive safely? A bloody lot I imagine!

What was she actually charged with and why was it not a manslaughter
charge?


To pick up on an old thread ;-)

I was watching the lifestyle channel a few nights ago, and they did a test
on a track - a driver with a BAC of over the limit and a driver who was
fatigued. They both had someone in the back seat checking when they strayed
over lines and when they changed the speed too much.

The result was that the drunk driver, while he was exuberant to the camera
had perfect results. The tired guy, under the same circumstances messed up
about a dozen times in a one hour drive.

Tim