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i sat in a jury after an 8 day trial in 2005, where the defendant pleaded not guilty for 'death by dangerous driving'.. it took 4 hours to convince two remaining jurors to change their minds.. we all sat there devastated as the charges and sentence was handed out. the driver was 21 years old, the vicitm a cyclist aged 24..
its not an experience i ever want to go through again. the driver got a lifetime ban and 3 year prison sentence, probably served 18 months. his life was pretty over too, lost everything, job, girlfriend, support from her family..
but what haunted me most was seeing her parents in the courthouse and her friends having to live with the consquences of failing to prevent their friend cycling home that fateful night, three times over the alcohol limit. I know this is a different story but the british justice system needs to find a place for everyone in society.
My thoughts to the family and friends of the two cyclists and hope they can find closure to their very tragic story.