cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17446339
Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years
Darryl Anderson was drunk behind the wheel of his Audi SUV, had his accelerator pressed to the floor and was barreling toward a car ahead of him when he snapped a photo of his speedometer. The picture showed a car in the foreground, a collision warning light on his dashboard and a speed of 141 mph (227 kph).
An instant later, he slammed into the car in the photo. The driver, Shalorna Warner, was not seriously injured but her 8-month-old son and her sister were killed instantly, authorities said. Evidence showed Anderson never braked.
Anderson, 38, was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years in prison for the May 31 crash in northern England that killed little Zackary Blades and Karlene Warner. Anderson pleaded guilty last week in Durham Crown Court to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.
This is not fair.
I am from Germany,
but I really think we need capital punishment. I.e. death sentence.Edit: okay, I dont have the highest trust in courts, and this is a pretty irreversible sentence.
Hard disagree
No, we really don’t.
And we have neither that nor life sentences without the possibility of parole for very good reasons.