MicroWaveJul 11, 2024

Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years

https://lemmy.world/post/17446339

Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years - Lemmy.World

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.

Show threadFireRetardantJul 11, 2024
Why can someone even drive a car that can go that fast on public streets? Countries should enforce speed limiters on vehicles brought into their country for roadway use. It may not prevent drunks from driving, but it could slow them down and prevent some deaths and injury. People don’t even need to be drunk for these speeds to be dangerous.
Show threadSlopppyEngineerJul 11, 2024
Because every time government tries to limit vehicles there is a very loud roar of whataboutism and mah freedom.
Show threadFireRetardantJul 11, 2024
At a certain point we need to prioritize people’s safety over “vroom vroom”. 200+ km/h is nearly double highway speeds.
Show threadScubus
The fastest speed limit I’ve seen is 65, so it is over double that
Jul 11, 2024 at 6:42pmWeb
Show threadFireRetardantJul 11, 2024
There are some 110 km/h hwys near me. The average speed seems to be 130 km/hr and cops don’t seem to mind until you go faster than that. 20 over seems “acceptable” near me, even in school zones marked 40 km/hr.
Show threadScubusJul 11, 2024
Lol could you convert those to freedom units? I’m too smoothbrained for this
Show threadSlopppyEngineerJul 11, 2024

20 km/h ≈ 20.000 yards per hour

40 km/h ≈ 40.000 yards per hour

110 km/h ≈ 110.000 yards per hour

130 km/h ≈ 130.000 yards per hour

Show threadLifterJul 11, 2024
A meter is a bit longer than a yard though. www.google.com/search?q=1+m+in+yards&oe=utf-8
Bevor Sie zur Google Suche weitergehen

Show threadSlopppyEngineerJul 11, 2024
Close enough. Just don’t ask me to convert between one freedom unit to another freedom unit.
Show threadskulblakaJul 12, 2024
It’s clone enough to work for napkin math, just don’t try to build a bridge to these specifications.
Show threadCorhenJul 11, 2024
Live up to your name!
Show threadSpraynard KrugerJul 12, 2024

There’s one around the White Mountains in NH that I have driven on that was 75 mph, but that is the absolute fastest I have ever seen. The same highway (I think) stayed 75 mph through the Green Mountains in VT too. Both areas are rural without a ton of drivers outside of peak tourism season, and about a 0% chance of hitting a pedestrian.

Definitely a chance of hitting a moose and totally fucking up it’s legs, ending your own life in the process. Motherfuckers have been known to walk away from many car accidents without much more than a limp. They’re tall enough where they roll over most cars and even many pickup trucks when full grown.

Show threadmorriscoxJul 12, 2024
Southern Utah has 80 MPH between Cedar City and Washington City (by St. George).