14yo Killed In Drag Race

[drcook]

seeing as these werent high powered car, the weather conditions, I assume, were fine and that he had his licence (a provisional license, yes, but a licence none the less) it raises a question:

have we set the age limit to low (young) for licences?.

should it be 18 for learners, 19 for provisionals and 20 or 21 for full license. we refer to under 20's as "kids", so should "kids" be allowed to control a car.

put it this way, would you allow your 17 year old to fly your cessna? or your 30 foot bayliner? theres less chance they would kill themselves in the boat, so whats different about the car?.

I can remeber my attitiudes towards the world when I was 18 and looking back at myself, I wouldnt let me drive.

what should happen now is the next time this happens (and it will) and someone is able to take a video of the scene (including the blood, screams, and suffering) and copy the video and send it to EVERY HIGH SCHOOL IN AUSTRALIA.

[Guest newl]

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put it this way, would you allow your 17 year old to fly your cessna? or your 30 foot bayliner? theres less chance they would kill themselves in the boat, so whats different about the car?

Licensing is due real soon now in W.A. for boat operators which is a step forward. That being said, stupid things can still happen by those operating a boat.

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copy the video and send it to EVERY HIGH SCHOOL IN AUSTRALIA.

I agree. Every so often, you see the totaled vehicle sitting up on display but that is normally in the country and is a reminder targeted at those who may drive tired.

A similar thing is done in the U.S. but is a reminder of the results of drunk driving instead.

Education has to be the key here IMO.

[Romulus]

  drcook said:

put it this way, would you allow your 17 year old to fly your cessna?

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Would you believe you can get your private pilots licence before you can get a car licence. The difference being though, the amount of training and education required in obtaining a ppl is much more stringent than getting a drivers licence.

[Paradoxx]

Not to mention expensive!!!

[madxr6]

A few days ago the driver of the Late model camira who was 17 at the time when he crashed the car , killing his girlfriend, was on trial. He says that he would have never drag raced with her in the car, and remembers nothing from the actual crash, the last thing he remembers from the night is looking her straight into the eyes and telling her he loved her. He was found guilty of dangerous driving causing death and will be sentenced next month and faces a maximum of 4 years in jail.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/29/2230585.htm

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The Perth Children's Court has been told two teenagers were drag racing before a crash which claimed the life of a 14-year-old girl in Eden Hill in 2006.

The girl's boyfriend is on trial charged with dangerous driving causing death.

It is alleged the learner driver reached speeds of up to 120 kilometres and hour as he raced down Morley Drive before losing control and crashing into a wall.

His girlfriend of two weeks suffered serious head injuries and died.

The other driver, a 19-year-old man, testified the car hit him on a bend and there was nothing he do to avoid the crash.

The court was told he originally denied he was racing but changed his story after making a deal with police.

He testified he always wanted to tell the truth, but was too scared and denied he simply wanted his charges dropped.

The trial continues.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/30/2231758.htm

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A 19-year-old man accused of killing his girlfriend in a drag race says the last thing he remembers of the night was telling her he loved her.

The man is on trial in the Perth Children's Court on a charge of dangerous driving causing death.

It is alleged in 2006 he was racing another car at speeds of up to 120 kilometres an hour before losing control and crashing into a wall killing 14-year-old Hayley Cusato.

He has testified he has no recollection of the crash but remembers it was an average Friday night and his last memory was looking Hayley straight in the eyes and telling her he loved her.

The 19-year-old broke down as he told the court he would never have sped with Hayley in the car because she was against hoons and he did not want to attract attention to himself because he was a learner driver.

The trial continues.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04....htm?site=perth

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The man in on trial in the Perth Children's Court charged with dangerous driving causing death.

It's alleged that in 2006, when aged 17 and still a learner driver, he was drag racing another vehicle along Morley Drive before losing control and smashing into a wall.

His girlfriend Hayley Cusato died from serious head injuries.

The man has told the court they were having a normal Friday night before the crash, and he was making the most of the time because they saw each other so infrequently.

But he has testified that he remembers nothing from the actual crash.

The trial continues.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05....htm?site=perth

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A 19-year-old man has been found guilty in the Perth Children's Court of killing his girl friend in a drag race 2 years ago.

The man was a 17-year-old learner driver when he raced a P-plater down Morley Drive at speeds up to 110 kilometres an hour before crashing into a wall, killing 14-year-old Hayley Cusato.

Children's court judge Denis Reynolds today found him guilty of dangerous driving causing death.

The man will be sentenced next month and faces a maximum of 4 years in jail.

Edited 11/05/08 12:28 PM by madxr6

[dule]

  madxr6 said:

He says that he would have never drag raced with her in the car, and remembers nothing from the actual crash, the last thing he remembers from the night is looking her straight into the eyes and telling her he loved her.

What a load of sh*t. Does he actually think someone would believe him?

[madxr6]

Exactly what I thought.

Looking her into her eyes and telling her he loved her, I wonder was this while they were in the car before he lost control of the car?

And the bit saying he would have never sped in the car with her, and he did just that.

Edited 11/05/08 04:21 PM by Dagabond

[fnp]

Why is it everytime I read one of these stories it always seems to involve a Late model camira too.

Maybe instead of banning driving at night and carrying passengers we should just ban VL's and baseball caps worn backwards

[madxr6]

Its your general Late model camira vs Falcon rivalry, with baseball caps worn backwards added to the mix.

Just pisses me off how the driver survived and the girl had to die.

[DRTYBOOST]

there was another guy in the car, he jumped out off the car as the car was about to collied with the wall.