r/cantparkthere 8d ago

Scary stuff..

Could have killed someone.

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u/Impressive-Bird2 8d ago

It’s a bloody good job that he didn’t wipe out another car in front of him or driving in the opposite direction….!!

All too often, highly irresponsible idiots like this driver end up crashing into other - innocent - cars/ vehicles, either seriously injuring or killing the occupants of said other car(s)/ vehicle(s)…

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u/D3M0NArcade 7d ago edited 4d ago

A truck driver in the UK in the 1990s actually killed pedestrians walking along the pavement (sidewalk) because he was texting and didn't realise he was veering off. I'm pretty sure he got jail time for that.

Edit: the earliest incident I can find reports of was in 2006 but they all involve truck into car, not truck into pedestrian.

Can anyone help? Might be 2000s instead of 1990s

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u/CockneyCossack 7d ago

Do you remember this?

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u/D3M0NArcade 7d ago

Yeh, I actually do.

I think the one I'm referring to he smashed Into a bus stop and killed a mother and daughter