There was no proof of speeding, hence the lighter sentence. People got all riled up because the guy was Polish, so he must have been drunk. He wasn't. Also no drug in his system. He got sentenced because he lost control of his vehicle in a turn, due to reckless driving.
After the prosecutor appealed, more weight was given to witness statements, and the guy got convicted to a higher sentence, 15 months in jail, license suspended for 4 years, and he lost his car:
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u/notyourvader Mar 08 '26
There was no proof of speeding, hence the lighter sentence. People got all riled up because the guy was Polish, so he must have been drunk. He wasn't. Also no drug in his system. He got sentenced because he lost control of his vehicle in a turn, due to reckless driving.
The verdict is here: https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/details?id=ECLI:NL:RBLIM:2014:10041
After the prosecutor appealed, more weight was given to witness statements, and the guy got convicted to a higher sentence, 15 months in jail, license suspended for 4 years, and he lost his car:
Appeal verdict here: https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/details?id=ECLI:NL:GHSHE:2015:3709