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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Motorist jailed for mowing down cyclist over mobile phone row
2017-05-11
[BBC] A woman who deliberately ploughed into a cyclist after being confronted about using her mobile phone behind the wheel has been jailed for three years.

Justine Henshaw-Bryan chased Damien Doughty through Stoke Newington, north London, sending him flying into a tree. Henshaw-Bryan, who is due to give birth in November, said her then boyfriend told her to follow the cyclist, but the judge rejected her claim.

Mr Doughty, 38, was badly hurt, spending three days in intensive care. Sentencing 25-year-old Henshaw-Bryan at Wood Green Crown Court, Judge Gregory Perrins said her actions could have killed Mr Doughty.

"This was a calculated attempt to run him over and use your car as a weapon," the judge said.

"It would have been obvious that to do so would have carried significant risk of injury."

The court heard how the pair nearly collided on Stoke Newington High Street on 10 February 2016, when Henshaw-Bryan pulled out in front of the cycle courier while using her mobile.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  And yet it's males 16-25 years of age who pay the most for driving insurance, because of the significantly higher probability that they will be in an accident

Actually, women have more accidents. But they are usually at lower speed than men and cause less damage. Hence lower insurance premiums.

Men drive too fast, and women don't pay enough attention, as in this case.

Some stats
Posted by: phil_b   2017-05-11 21:21  

#7  Words of wisdom, g(r)omgoru. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-05-11 16:59  

#6  And, of course, to beware damn kids.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-05-11 14:55  

#5  Don't know nada about any insurance, TW. Just know to be careful around women drivers
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-05-11 14:41  

#4  The female of the species - especially behind a wheel.

And yet it's males 16-25 years of age who pay the most for driving insurance, because of the significantly higher probability that they will be in an accident, g(r)omgoru. It takes a while to get used to testosterone. ;-)

As for Ms Henshaw-Bryan: after she serves her sentence, take away her right to drive until she is forty, assuming she has a acquired common sense by then.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-05-11 14:34  

#3  Perhaps she lacks an affinity for skinny little men in spandex.
Posted by: Threremp Shaique9414   2017-05-11 11:57  

#2  The female of the species - especially behind a wheel.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-05-11 11:20  

#1  Unmarried with baby-melon, off to fetch beer and chips for the boyfriend. Her circuits were likely already overloaded. Attempting to conduct corrective counseling with these people is a big mistake. Your comments will not be heeded and may well result in a homicidal response.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-05-11 06:47  

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