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Originally posted by Winston
There's a story in the news here about a guy in Spain who killed a teen bicyclist who is now suing the teen's parents for €20,000 for damages to his car resulting from the collision.
The driver was found to have an alcohol level of .15 two hours after the accident and to have been doing 115 km/h (three independent investigators say 160 km/h) in a 90 km/h zone.
Apparently, the parents of the deceased had just 3 days to file charges, didn't, and now the driver files against them one day before his own deadline. He was quoted as saying he doesn't need the money but is suing anyway 'out of principle' or some such.
Several points sound dubious, and the overall story appears somewhat sensationalist; still, there has to be some substance since it was reported in the mainstream press, and reading it just about ruined my evening.
The mother was quoted as saying "We thought this poor man would be haunted for life for having taken our son's life, but now.. the mask has fallen."
There's a story in the news here about a guy in Spain who killed a teen bicyclist who is now suing the teen's parents for €20,000 for damages to his car resulting from the collision.
The driver was found to have an alcohol level of .15 two hours after the accident and to have been doing 115 km/h (three independent investigators say 160 km/h) in a 90 km/h zone.
Apparently, the parents of the deceased had just 3 days to file charges, didn't, and now the driver files against them one day before his own deadline. He was quoted as saying he doesn't need the money but is suing anyway 'out of principle' or some such.
Several points sound dubious, and the overall story appears somewhat sensationalist; still, there has to be some substance since it was reported in the mainstream press, and reading it just about ruined my evening.
The mother was quoted as saying "We thought this poor man would be haunted for life for having taken our son's life, but now.. the mask has fallen."
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