Can you honestly say that you have never done exactly the same thing? But you were just lucky!
This was written by a family member of the driver that cut the corner.
My family were devastated by the story the family of Kian Davies gave to the Merthyr Express.
While we fully sympathise with the terrible grief this family must be suffering, how can they possible say, or know, whether my brother, John Cutlciffe, 'felt no remorse'.
I visited him regularly after the tragedy and for weeks he sat alone in a darkened room holding his head in his hands, traumatised over the fact that his actions had caused the death of an innocent child. He was unable to drive or work and had to get anti-depressants from his GP to help him cope.
They believe he showed no remorse because he didn't approach them in court. How could he? How could he possibly know what their reactions would be and whether they would welcome his confronting them? He sat silently throughout the case, accepted his punishment, and left.
They talk about my brother as if he is a murderer, he was driving home from work, he had NOT been drinking, he was NOT speeding, in fact he was doing less than 20 miles an hour.
He took a corner wide on a road that had NO markings, and on visiting the site, many other drivers did the same as it is a difficult corner to navigate closely. He should have gone even slower if he could not round the corner closely, because he didn't a little boy died and he will have that on his conscience for the rest of his life.
I offer my deepest sympathy to the family, but I will not allow them to say that my brother is a killer who 'showed no remorse'.
Anyone who knows John will now this is not the case, he is a caring loving grandfather, like Kian's grandfather and anyone who points their figure and says he's a monster, should look at the facts of the case, as the appeal judge looked at the facts of the case and made the decision to reduce his sentence.
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