Ow Much Missy Ow Much ?

[Peter Pedant]

The Dunn family whose 19 y old was flattened by an American Diplomat, have reached a civil settlement with the Driver. She was the one who fled back to America waving her diplomatic passport. ( OK passport that had a diplomatic doo dah in it)

I suppose they have arrived at the conclusion that criminal proceedings are a non starters and to go for the moolah.

Anyone know details ?

[Peter Pedant]

because they have accepted a settlement
which means by definition it is er settled - even on AB

and .... civil courts are for money
no getting away from that

and American courts are for mega-money - as other royal watcher are well aware...

[youngmafbog]

They will never get a criminal trial so I guess this is their way of getting some sort of admission of guilt and therefore some closure.

[Peter Pedant]

come on come on
you are slipping into AB speak

liability and not guilt - civil courts - guilt is for criminal courts

the original diplo doo dah - 1715 - the Russian Ambassady was indicted for theft and he HAD done it !
1708 after the first Diplomatic Privileges Act - the British Plenipotenitiary knelt in front of Peter the Great proffering a gold embossed copy of the act and treaty whilst he gazed at the ground.

Family on teevee - saying they are clearing up the civil side of things. The Dunn family giving it on tee vee criminal side goes forward....I really dont see how without immunity being waived

[Peter Pedant]

The Dunn family say she came forward completely unexpectedly and unbidden

and since it is unlikely to be ' haha you will never get me!"
it is more likely to be - - 'I am not a child of the queen of england, nor an ex President, I did it... I need to face it'

which I find incredible

[AuntPG]

They already have been thrown money by the Press no doubt for an 'all exclusive' at some point. I find the mother disturbing.

[ladybirder]

I have the utmost pity for Mrs Dunn and all the family.

[THECORBYLOON]

How is the mother, "disturbing"?

[AuntPG]

Her manner is disturbing. I can't put my finger on it.

You 'pity' her family Ladybirder? Do you not mean you have sympathy for them? So, have I. I can't imagine the heartache they have gone through.

[davebro]

Young bikers die all the time - often because they don't ride "defensively". The American woman was hugely at fault but the lad should have been going at such a speed that he would have seen her in front of him in time to take some avoiding action.
I think the Dunns have prolonged their period of grieving unnecessarily. If the matter had gone to court here the woman would have got maybe a driving ban & a suspended sentence which they probably wouldn't have been happy about but would have had to accept.

[AuntPG]

Davebro I think the accident happened on the brow of a hill. The young lad had no time to take evasive action so please don't blame him.

[davebro]

If you're going over the brow of a hill - slow down. You should be able to stop within your seeing distance.

[Peter Pedant]

I think the legal process has skewed the process of grieving

( sort of queen victoria, I have just buried a mother ( another mother) of 95 who was bereaved 40 y ago and it has just been hell for everyone. )

[Peter Pedant]

There are a few u tube viddies of young men killing themselves on bikes which I wont post
Carbis Bay is the famous one - filming car gets covered in blood

Henry clearly didnt ( kill himself ) as in flattened ( dread word!)

I am changing my mind about following a legal process 'helps'