Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years
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A drunken driver who snapped a photo showing he was speeding at 141 mph before a deadly crash in England has been sentenced to 17 years in prison

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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.

    • @mecfsOPEnglish
      12•5 months ago

      Coming from a country where the max prison sentence is 15 years, except if mentally ill. So maybe culture difference here ahha.

        • @FireRetardantEnglish
          1•5 months ago

          I’m not sure if the culture is the same in Europe, but just removing a driving lisence is largely ineffective in north America. People are caught all the time driving cars without ever having a lisence, lisence suspended, multiple DUIs. i watched a crazy chase video once and i think the guy had already had 19 DUIs and a small novel worth of other traffic citations. The guy drove down a pedestrian path, hit multiple people, and was let out on a cash bond.

          Part of the problem could be in much of North America removal of a drivers lisence is like removal of a persons only means to travel as there is often barely any transit and distances are far to walk due to terrible planning and land use.

    • Drusas
      7•5 months ago

      One child and the child’s aunt, from the sound of it.

  • edricEnglish
    6•5 months ago

    The driver of the car that was hit not getting seriously injured despite getting rear ended full force at 141mph is a miracle. Obviously can’t say the same for the kids in the backseat as they got the full brunt of the collision, but it kinda shows how crumple zones are effective at protecting vehicle occupants, the driver in this case.

    • @wildcardologyEnglish
      3•5 months ago

      8 month old and his aunt. Not two kids.

  • boredsquirrelEnglish
    -16•5 months ago

    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.

    • @mecfsOPEnglish
      19•5 months ago

      Hard disagree

    • PlebEnglish
      12•5 months ago

      No, we really don’t.
      And we have neither that nor life sentences without the possibility of parole for very good reasons.