To actually feel sorry for the woman driving the car in the Wimbledon car accident

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I’m sure I’ll be flamed here . I totally sympathise with the bereaved parents- I can’t stress that enough. I can understand them wanting justice . As we know the driver of the car suffered an epileptic seizure at the wheel - she had no history of epilepsy. I don’t see what she could have done differently. She has to live with what she did although it wasn’t her fault. AIBU to feel quite sorry for her ?

A judge.

The decision to prosecute or not by the CPS can be challenged by Judicial Review.

Are you a forensic collision investigator?

How corrupt do you think our judicial system is, exactly?

The police have self-referred for investigation and the headmistress / other parents have alleged she was known to speed and also struggle to control her car. So I’d say there’s more going on here than meets the eye.

Oh; 'the horrific tragedy of their daughters death does not and should not entitle them to view medical data of third parties especially not without express consent' - there you go - easy enough isn't it? Why not give your consent if you have nothing to hide and everything to prove, having just mowed down two little girls?

'they want someone to pay for it': that's really feeble condescending tosh, adding insult to injury.

Good. It is important that these issues are aired even if they are ultimately dismissed. Decisions by the police must be accountable.

I can see it from both sides.

The parents feel someone must pay a price for the deaths.

I wouldn’t want to go to jail for a first time seizure. Would the parents want to go to jail if they had been the driver? What would it achieve?

One good point in favour of driverless cars.

Agreed. Why doesn't this woman give consent for her medical reports to be disclosed to the family?

I assume she is regretful, so why not do that. Is she really regretful - surely she would be advised to say that - or more concerned that she is not prosecuted.

Why would I need to be? The image very clearly shows where she entered the school grounds and where her car stopped. The article also shows the direction from which she travelled. I also said that the investigators will know her speed, if she braked and will have witness statements.

It would be monstrous if someone's wealth and power enabled them to evade punishment in a case like this. The sort of thing that you can imagine happening in the US, but hope wouldn't happen in Britain.

Equally, it would be cruel beyond belief to compound an innocent person's trauma by putting them through the torture of prosecution if they genuinely couldn't have helped it and had to live with the guilt forever.

It's a tough one.

I am so sorry, what a terrible loss.

If the Met were known to be trustworthy and thorough, maybe the families would have fewer concerns...
Who knows what information they were given.

Seizures can occur at any age. This may later lead to a diagnosis of epilepsy.

I agree with posters who are saying we need to look at the necessity, and safety to the pedestrian of such large powerful vehicles. Would the outcome have been same if the vehicle was a ford fiesta or equivalent..

Very sorry for the families of the girls who lost their lives.

Recall an article which included the woman's husbands name.....he was a senior equity investment banker.

Feel for the woman. But looking at all the evidence and the woman's husband can throw money at the case....

Interestingly, tried to recall the article and his name is no longer mentioned...

I hate the assumption that just because someone is wealthy they’re corrupt and dishonest.

Oh no, they just can afford the proper justice.

A friend of mine had an epileptic seizure - no history of it at all, and no warning. Luckily she was at home and had friends staying.

Apparently you can get ‘late onset’ epilepsy - not uncommon in over 60s.

My friend was banned from driving for an initial 6 months, subject to review and all sort of tests, but that was over 2 years ago and she’s never had an episode since.

I forget who said it, but I do agree about all the bloody great cars like tanks in urban areas. We are not a million miles from Wimbledon, and they’re everywhere. For a start, IMO, they should be paying extra road tax - they must be causing more wear and tear than normal cars, never mind taking up too much room in car parks!

There won’t have been any ‘justice’ involved yet though. The CPS decided not to prosecute based on the medical evidence, so unless people are suggesting she’s paid off Drs/medical experts then her money has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Ignoring the fact that the children were attending a private school suggesting their parents aren't exactly on the breadline either

Can someone explain to me why the expensive Range Rover didn’t stop when it hit the gates. Where was the automatic braking system?

And based on a single picture you can tell how an accident happened.

I am just amazed that she managed to swan around the village and neighbourhood for the past year, as well as find time to give an interview to an interiors blog about her designer bathroom. Takes all sorts I suppose. I reserve my sympathy for those bereaved parents.

That is shocking. So she had prior form for speeding around. Do we know where she was actually coming from at the time of the crash? Had she been playing golf? There’s not much in the direction whence she came beyond a golf club.

What do you mean by ‘swan around’? Should she not have been leaving the house?

Is there evidence of that?

I heard the interviews on Thursday and it did feel there was more to it so I'm interested to hear the outcome of the review once it's completed.

I'm no conspiracy theorist but it's naive to think the outcome couldn't be better for someone with means and knowhow than someone working class and poor.

That is an absolutely disgusting comment. I voted YABU but you can’t say that someone is more likely to be guilty because they have a lot of money.

I agree. These cars are so big. I’m in the states where they are very popular. The messed up thing is that in order to feel safe yourself you need to get a bigger car. I wish people wouldn’t get these vehicles in the first place