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Words fail me.
Despite witnesses at the trial stating the driver was driving like a bat out of
hell, and showing off with lots of engine revving etc., etc.. it seems the chap killed a 12-year old girl unintentionally as he was suffering from... "unintentional accelerator syndrome" Words fail me (which is unusual) The witnesses were reported in earlier articles to this one. See http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/News/...b+2004+07%3A15 &tbrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=NEWS&category=News&bra nd=EDPOnline&itemid=NOED 20+Feb+2004+22%3A24%3A25%3A347 or http://tinyurl.com/ywjua "Death crash driver denies showing off CHRISTINE CUNNINGHAM February 21, 2004 07:15 A man accused of hitting a 12-year-old Norfolk school girl with his high-performance BMW car and killing her denied yesterday that he had been driving dangerously and told the jury the accident happened "so quickly". The Norwich Crown Court jury also heard that Shaun Moyse might have pressed the wrong pedal when he lost control of the car, and instead of braking pressed the accelerator – which is known as "unintentional accelerator syndrome". Moyse, 24, claimed he had not been speeding moments before he lost control and mounted the pavement, hitting Kristine Errington and her sister, Leanne, who were on the way to a disco at the Vauxhall Holiday Centre at Yarmouth with two schoolfriends. Kristine suffered severe head injuries in the accident on Acle New Road and was pronounced dead 36 hours after the crash. Leanne, who was 14 at the time, suffered head and shoulder injuries. Moyse, of Palgrave Road, Yarmouth, denies causing the death of Kristine Errington by dangerous driving on June 6 last year. Giving evidence at Norwich Crown Court, Moyse said he had bought the car four days before the accident and had not driven it in the wet before. He said that as he went round the roundabout he felt the back of the car start to slide out. "I felt the back move," he said. "I have not experienced that before. I felt something which I had not felt before." He said he applied his brakes but instead of slowing down the car seemed to go even quicker and his barrister said it appeared likely that he pressed the wrong pedal and hit the accelerator instead of the brake. Moyse told the jury: "I remember heading towards the barrier. It all happened so quickly. I remember seeing the barrier coming closer. I don't remember after that." The car rolled over and ended up at the bottom of an embankment. ""I opened the driver door and stumbled out. I stood up looked around and heard some screams," he said. "As I looked round I saw the young girl lying on the floor." He said he had gone over to see the girl and recalled there were soon help on the scene including paramedics. Asked by his barrister, Guy Ayers, if he had driven the car aggressively or had been showing off he replied: "No." In cross-examination, he denied he had floored the accelerator on the car as he came round the roundabout and although he had owned other high-performance cars, he claimed it was for their looks not their performance. Accident investigator for the defence, Len Wayman, said that Moyse accelerating while the car was on a curved path could have caused the loss of control of the BMW. The judge is expected to sum up on Monday and the jury will then consider its verdict." helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove dependency on fame & fortune h*$el*$$e**nd***$o$ts***i*$*$m**m$$o*n**s@$*$a$$o* *l.c**$*$om$$ |
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Words fail me.
dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
Despite witnesses at the trial stating the driver was driving like a bat out of hell, and showing off with lots of engine revving etc., etc.. it seems the chap killed a 12-year old girl unintentionally as he was suffering from... "unintentional accelerator syndrome" Words fail me (which is unusual) I'd have a lot more sympathy for them if, having killed a child, they at least had the guts to admit what they did and not try and squirm out of their responsibility. Otherwise to me they are no better than Ian Huntley, killing children and covering up in the hope of getting away with it. Tony |
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Words fail me.
I'd have a lot more sympathy for them if, having killed a child, they at
least had the guts to admit what they did and not try and squirm out of their responsibility. Otherwise to me they are no better than Ian Huntley, killing children and covering up in the hope of getting away with it. Tony My thoughts exactly. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove dependency on fame & fortune h*$el*$$e**nd***$o$ts***i*$*$m**m$$o*n**s@$*$a$$o* *l.c**$*$om$$ |
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Words fail me.
On 21 Feb 2004 11:21:24 GMT, omcom
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote in message : The Norwich Crown Court jury also heard that Shaun Moyse might have pressed the wrong pedal when he lost control of the car, and instead of braking pressed the accelerator – which is known as "unintentional accelerator syndrome". Where I come from it's known as "incompetence." Guy === May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://chapmancentral.demon.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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Words fail me.
And there's more :-(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/3508451.stm "Wet road blamed for death crash A driver who denies causing the death of a 12-year-old girl, told his trial he had braked when his high-performance car went out of control. Shaun Moyse told Norwich Crown Court he had lost control of his BMW because the road had been wet. Kristine Errington was walking with three girls in Great Yarmouth when the accident happened. Mr Moyse, 24, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, is charged with causing death by dangerous driving on 6 June 2003. He told the jury was not a bad driver. Swerving out He said that as he came off a roundabout on the A12, the car, which he had owned for a few days, started swerving out. He had tried to correct it by braking, but hit the accelerator. When he was challenged in court, he said he had not been deliberately driving aggressively, he had not been showing off and he had not been in a rush. The jury is expected to start considering its verdict on Monday. " helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove dependency on fame & fortune h*$el*$$e**nd***$o$ts***i*$*$m**m$$o*n**s@$*$a$$o* *l.c**$*$om$$ |
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Words fail me.
dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
He told the jury was not a bad driver. Swerving out He said that as he came off a roundabout on the A12, the car, which he had owned for a few days, started swerving out. He had tried to correct it by braking, but hit the accelerator. Anybody who is so incompetent that they try to correct a skid like that in a rear wheel drive car by braking or accelerating is a bad driver in my books. Tony |
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Words fail me.
Anybody who is so incompetent that they try to correct a skid like that in a
rear wheel drive car by braking or accelerating is a bad driver in my books. Anyone who loses it on a public road simply because it's wet is a bad driver by anyones books! |
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Words fail me.
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
"It wasn't my fault! Really, it wasn't! An old friend came in out of town! The car ran out of gas! I got a flat tire! I didn't have enough money for cab fare! The tux didn't come back from the cleaners! There was an earthquake! A terrible flood! Locusts! It wasn't my fault I swear to God!!!" "Ohh Jake" |
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Words fail me.
On 21 Feb 2004 14:07:16 GMT, omcom
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote in message : "Wet road blamed for death crash "It wasn't my fault! Really, it wasn't! An old friend came in out of town! The car ran out of gas! I got a flat tire! I didn't have enough money for cab fare! The tux didn't come back from the cleaners! There was an earthquake! A terrible flood! Locusts! It wasn't my fault I swear to God!!!" Guy === May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://chapmancentral.demon.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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