Very sad news coming out of Cornwall - two cyclists killed on A30

[Steph]

I would like to think he got the (still too short) sentence because he is clearly a twat.

[spindrift]

Between 5pm on June 30 and 6am on July 1 Palmer had sent over 150 text messages, the court heard.

[jsabine]

I would like to think he got the (still too short) sentence because he is clearly a twat.

He pleaded guilty so he'll have got a substantial discount - a third? That implies that something like twelve or thirteen years would have been the undiscounted tariff.

[Steph]

Thank you. That means he was looking at the maximum, for once. Good judge.

[Martin]

sort of related; I know someone who is doing the same trip this week but not reached Scotland yet

 

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/woman-cyclist-killed-on-charity-ride-from-lands-end-to-john-ogroats-was-top-england-rower-9720636.html

[hellymedic]

sort of related; I know someone who is doing the same trip this week but not reached Scotland yet

 

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/woman-cyclist-killed-on-charity-ride-from-lands-end-to-john-ogroats-was-top-england-rower-9720636.html

Umm.. they were going from JOG-LE and the collision occurred in Sutherland.