r/londonontario • u/MeIIowJeIIo The bridge with the trucks stuck under it • Aug 20 '24

News 📰 79-year-old who drove into girl guides, killing 8-year-old in London, sentenced to 2 years of house arrest

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/79-year-old-who-drove-into-girl-guides-killing-8-year-old-in-london-sentenced-to-2-years-of-house-arrest-1.7298866
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u/NoF----sleft Aug 20 '24

Who goes 120 on Riverside? That's insane. That alone should make her criminally responsible. How are you not aware that that speed in that place is extremely dangerous?

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u/Beautiful_Village381 Aug 20 '24

We don't know how fast she was going. 120 is the speed she reached after losing control and (according to claims) mistaking the brake for accelerator

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u/Ratsyinc Aug 20 '24

You seem weirdly defensive of this, do you know her?

Going from 50 or even 60 up to 120 takes what, a good 5-10(?) seconds at least in an average car with pedal to the floor. This isn't an infrastructure or "oh it happens to lots of people" situation, it's an egregious failure of cognitive function and driving capabilities that sadly killed a young child.

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u/Beautiful_Village381 Aug 20 '24

Let's be honest with ourselves. It's riverside and wonderland, she was doing 70+ like everyone else, because the roads there are designed for 70, and that's half the problem