So sad

AboveTheSalt · 06-10-2008, 20:50

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This torn and twisted wreck below is all that remains of a family car after the fatal motorway collision with a Range Rover being driven by a professional footballer.

While the Toyota Previa driven by Philip Peak is barely recognisable as a car, the one driven by Plymouth Argle goalkeeper Luke McCormick appears more or less intact.

Mr Peak's sons Ben, aged eight, and Arron, ten, died in the crash. The 37-year-old remains seriously injured. (Link

Lives ended and lives ruined

Mark · 06-10-2008, 21:48

And, just so people understand why this was posted...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7654430.stm

Not really sure what to say. How do you decide what is a fair sentence for actions that have lead directly to the death of two children?

TinkerBell · 06-10-2008, 21:51

My god, that is sooo sad

Just makes you think what could happen, your whole life could fall apart when you least expect it.

lostkat · 07-10-2008, 06:47

Just awful

There's no way those parents can ever recover from something like this. I wish when they put people in prison, the sentence length actually meant something.

Jello · 07-10-2008, 16:38

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Originally Posted by lostkat

Just awful

There's no way those parents can ever recover from something like this.

There's not much hope for the footballer recovering from it either. This will haunt him. So much so that it could be considered punishment in itself.

He made a mistake, he admitted it. We all make mistakes.

lostkat · 07-10-2008, 17:46

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Originally Posted by Jello

There's not much hope for the footballer recovering from it either. This will haunt him. So much so that it could be considered punishment in itself.

He made a mistake, he admitted it. We all make mistakes.

He was found to be twice the limit for alcohol consumption. Sorry, no sympathy for him whatsoever. There is absolutely zero excuse in my eyes for drink driving. No, I've never ever done it and no I never ever will, not even the morning after. I don't see how "everyone makes mistakes" can be given as an excuse when it comes to drink driving.

Will · 07-10-2008, 08:07

Things like this make me so angry. I can't really say anything.

Jingo · 07-10-2008, 14:01

That CCTV footage is shocking.

When will they introduce a "breathaliser key" that won't start your car if you're over limit/been drinking.

if only things were that simple eh?

Garp · 07-10-2008, 16:22

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Originally Posted by James

That CCTV footage is shocking.

When will they introduce a "breathaliser key" that won't start your car if you're over limit/been drinking.

if only things were that simple eh?

Such things exist, not in key form but still one that you have to blow into before your key will work. http://www.alcohol-breathalyzers.com/ALS21_article.asp

AboveTheSalt · 07-10-2008, 17:11

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Originally Posted by Garp

Such things exist, not in key form but still one that you have to blow into before your key will work. http://www.alcohol-breathalyzers.com/ALS21_article.asp

I would have thought that it should be possible to implement software that using the EMS & ABS could monitor activity through the brake, accelerator and steering; record a typical pattern for each journey; turn that into an average and compare it with the current driving pattern? This might also help to detect people falling asleep at the wheel.

Quite what such a system would do if it detected abnormal behaviour I'm not sure, perhaps sound the horn, flash the hazard warning lights and sound a loud buzzer inside the car

Frankly, it is long past time that speed-limiters were fitted in all new cars; the guy was reported to be doing something like 90 mph

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TinkerBell Dirty Spammer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the middle! Posts: 2,454	My god, that is sooo sad Just makes you think what could happen, your whole life could fall apart when you least expect it. __________________

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lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Just awful There's no way those parents can ever recover from something like this. I wish when they put people in prison, the sentence length actually meant something. __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

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Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Things like this make me so angry. I can't really say anything. __________________ *No No!*

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Jingo Smother me in chocolate and eat flapjacks with it! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Somerset Posts: 1,854	That CCTV footage is shocking. When will they introduce a "breathaliser key" that won't start your car if you're over limit/been drinking. if only things were that simple eh? __________________

06-10-2008, 21:48	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	And, just so people understand why this was posted... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7654430.stm Not really sure what to say. How do you decide what is a fair sentence for actions that have lead directly to the death of two children?