Police looking for Volvo XC90 - 16yr old Jade Clark killed

[Pigeon]

There are a few posts on deaths of 2 wheeled motorists.

Again, despicable actions of some person have resulted in tragedy.

Police, on the face of it, appear to be putting some muscle behind this.

https://m.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10291276.Funeral_of_teen_killed_in_scooter_crash/

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2013-03-08/balloons-to-remember-jade-clark/

https://www.dorset.police.uk/default.aspx?page=6687

[Rogerborg]

Coppers sound like they want an arrest on this one.

What'll the culprit get? 18 weeks suspended? Not prosecuted because the tyres were mis-matched? I'd settle for 5 minutes alone with her family.
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[Irn-Bru]

Probably because she's a young lass and not a 50 year old bloke, that's when they lose interest.

It's a sad story and an example of why peds are dangerous. Legally she should not have been doing 30mph on that road so thats 30 on a 70 road. Obviously the bigger issue is the car driver, total coward.
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[jeddy11]

Doesn't really matter what the facts are, she got hit by a driver and they didn't stop which is despicable. I can't think of the mentality of someone who doesn't stop to help that few minutes may save the life...
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[Polarbear]

[Irn-Bru]

You have to wonder what it's like for them, to turn on the news and hear of this death and panic like mad. Hopefully it eats the person up every day.

If it goes the way of recent cases the driver will get a 1 year ban and a £300 fine if they are caught.
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[_Troy_]

I live within a stones throw of where this happened, and am a regular user of the road.

Where she was hit is a 200-300m section of the A road that links smaller roads, so she was likely using it for this purpose. Not sure there is a better way of doing it either. It's a problem area in general to be honest, with it being 4 lanes wide with multiple exits and turn offs all happening at once, causing lots of lane changing and near misses.
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[cimbian]

[Rogerborg]

Not to get too Hetzer, but I'd wonder if the culprit has already been found and punished with a particularly stern funny handshake,
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[Irn-Bru]

If they find him the fact he left the scene won't even be considered, he'll tell them he had mismatched tyres fitted and that he was using the loud speaker on his phone so its ok and he didn't see the scooter so didn't realise he hit it and then he'll sue the girls grieving family for repair costs on his car.
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[Rogerborg]

Double-agree. There's a new NSL bypass that went in near me that has motorway restrictions on it.

Doesn't stop the occasional suicidal pedalist riding up it though.
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[radicalrabit]

odds on a female alcoholic taking the kids out and ran up the arse end of the scooter and pissed off...... ? what ever its all speculation damned tragedy all the same... but how synical we all are at the lack of or perceived lack of justice in these cases.....is it not time judges and magistrates retired at 65
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[Rogerborg]

The problem with statutory sentences is that if bleeding heart beaks are being conned into giving token sentences, then the threat of having to give actual custody is likely to result in more criminals simply being found not guilty.

Deterrence only works if you know about the harsh penalty, and it's in your mind at the time when you might commit the offence. How many people does that describe?
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[cimbian]

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[conker]

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/10307552.JADE_CLARK_DEATH__Man_arrested_and_Volvo_XC90_seized_after_fatal_crash/

[shereen]

Hope they throw the book at the fucking coward
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[GF-91]

Disgusting.

Where are the police haters when you need them?
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[Rogerborg]

Hang fire on this one. It could just be a chap who told them to get fucked when they asked him to account for his whereabouts, and a "negative inference" is being drawn.

I do hope that the actual culprit has the decency to end their pitiful, cowardly existence when they're caught.
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[kiddakidda]

Volvo drivers
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