Palma04/10/2023 09:42
The Provincial Court in Palma has upheld the ruling of a lower court that had absolved a driver of causing the death of a pedestrian.
Acquittal for drunk driver who ran over and killed a British citizen in Palma
Witnesses confirmed that the driver did not jump a red light
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Shaun1Shaun, no problem and thanks. By the way, further to my comment about wondering what would have occurred if the pedestrian HAD been a well know person on the island, one wonders if the driver, who killed someone whilst he was under the influence, actually IS some well known person who has used his influence and standing in the community to avoid being jailed, let alone prosecuted. The whole thing seems to be very fishy to me. Cheers
Richard PearsonWhy do you live here, Pearson?
Shaun1Sometimes
Nigel MaudeJury = Those who decide who broke the law when the details of the crime have been presented to them. In this case, professionally trained members of the judiciary, who are not always as clean as the driven snow, and could have ulterior motives for deciding one way or the other. I feel that a trial with a jury composed of members of the general public would have made a more fair and just decision. But what has fair got to do with it when a foreign citizen is involved ?
Richard PearsonJury? Sorry Richard you are in the wrong country.
Hi Richard Sorry if I took your comments the wrong way, but totally agree with your response
Shaun1I apologise if I didnt explain myself properly. I was implying that the jury, like most locals, and Spaniards in general, think or are under the impression that most, if not all British tourists are perpetually walking around in a drunken stupor. What else, may I ask, explains the fact that the driver, who WAS incapacitated, got away virtually scot-free, whilst the pedestrian, who happened to be British, was, by the looks of things, blamed for the whole occurrence. I wonder what the outcome would have been if the person crossing the road had been a prominent local personage.
Hello Richard Your comment is very offensive , British or not This was a person’s life that was lost when a drunk driver gets behind a wheel of a car. I hope none of his family members read your comments. Shame on you
Unbelievable, in the uk this person would have got 5 years in jail. That’s what you get for drink driving and killing a person
The jury: British ? Must have been drunk.