Judgment in blue light collision trial

[marine1]

And the MEC gets off scott free

 

[LazyLion]

FAMILY RELIEVED BLUE LIGHT CASE IS OVER

The family of Thomas Ferreira, who was knocked off his bike by blue light driver Joseph Motsamai Semitjie and suffered head injuries, said on Wednesday they were relieved the trial was over.

"Our lives have been destroyed, nothing is going to change what's happened. But we're relieved that this is over and we don't have to come to court again," said Thomas' mother, Priscilla Ferreira outside the Krugersdorp Magistrate's Court.

She was accompanied her husband Paul Ferreira.

Magistrate Abdul Khan sentenced Semitjie to five years for "destroying" young Ferreira's life.

On the first charge of reckless or negligent driving, Magistrate Abdul Khan sentenced him to four years behind bars. Half this sentence was suspended for four years.

On the other two charges, which relate to his failure to stop at the accident scene and provide help, he was sentenced to three years' jail.

The sentences would run concurrently.

In December 2013, Semitjie was convicted of reckless or negligent driving and failure to help an injured person after he skipped a red light and knocked Ferreira off his motorbike.

Ferreira, who was 18 at the time in November 2011, suffered head injuries and was comatose for weeks. Semitjie was driving then Gauteng housing MEC Humphrey Mmemezi to a meeting at the time.

Khan said the sentence should be a deterrent for other road users who wanted to break the law.


Source : Sapa /gm/lp/jje
Date : 28 Jan 2015 15:04

 

[Seriously]

And the MEC gets off scott free

...AND WITH THAT Semitjie booked his future position in parliament as he is now qualified!

 

[itareanlnotani]

The media portrayed "blue lights" driver Joseph Motsamai Semitjie as a villain, the Krugersdorp Magistrate's Court heard on Thursday.

Drove through a red light in complete disregard of safety.
Gave no assistance to the victim.

He's a farking villain, no doubt about it.

 

[Sinbad]

Why do the sentences run concurrently?

 

[Grant]

Why do the sentences run concurrently?

often if someone if found guilty on different charges related to the same incident, the sentences will run concurrently.

if one assaults (for example) various people over time, the sentences may run back to back

 

[Sonic2k]

Drove through a red light in complete disregard of safety.
Gave no assistance to the victim.

He's a farking villain, no doubt about it.

Most of the ANC are villians, no doubt about it. Maybe next time don't vote ANC

 

[Ancalagon]

often if someone if found guilty on different charges related to the same incident, the sentences will run concurrently.

if one assaults (for example) various people over time, the sentences may run back to back

So what is the point of convicting the person of those other crimes? They don't serve any extra time for them.

 

[LazyLion]

So what is the point of convicting the person of those other crimes? They don't serve any extra time for them.

I agree with you, but this PC mad nanny state world doesn't see it that way.
Probably hoping that when they finally get bust on a charge people will go easy on them too.

 

[Albereth]

I agree with you, but this PC mad nanny state world doesn't see it that way.
Probably hoping that when they finally get bust on a charge people will go easy on them too.

So they can balance the books.