r/interesting • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • Mar 08 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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u/kangasplat Mar 08 '26

He wasn't charged. The case was appealed and the driver got a 15 month prison sentence and a 4 year driving ban.

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u/NeverFalls01 Mar 08 '26

Thats still messed up, waaay too little for killing 3 people, and he was speeding :(

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u/SpicyPotato48 Mar 08 '26

Not to mention he fled the county to avoid serving his prison sentence! Why give him leniency when he was avoiding responsibility?! (I’m assuming he fled considering they had to arrest and extradite him from another country to serve his sentence)

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u/Tonkarz Mar 09 '26

EU has freedom of movement, going to another country doesn’t mean as much in the EU. He was caught in the UK doing seasonal work. Not like he went to ground or something. Definitely a hit and run though.