Man killed, wife near death after car leaves trail of horror downtown

[derk]

direction of windsheild wipers confirms that its rhd.

[Oakville]

good eye derek. I didnt think it was, but then yeah that just put the nail in the coffin. great.

i dont mean to disrespect those who have lost a loved one in this, but its the stuff like this that makes me doubt the existance of RHD cars in Canada shortly down the road. which absolutely sucks.

[quadracer111]

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and this is why we cant have nice things around here.


RIP

[nelsonmxmarc]

Probability of wreckless driving is high, but lest we forget sporadic HICAS faults.. You never know..
Very sad story

[DJ]

If its the car i think it is, then I wouldnt be surprised if he was trying to do something stupid like drift on public streets.

[bellis_GTR]

direction of windsheild wipers confirms that its rhd.

haha wow I was gonna say that. I was hoping nobody noticed so I could say it! Good eye.

[sarazinj]

this is an absolutly terrible thing to happen, my thoughts to the family, but you guys should look past this 20 year olds mistake (i dont care how old you were when you got your skyline) hes 20 years old! he made a horrible mistake and killed someone! he has to live with that for the REST of his life. i feel bad for the kid, its to bad he didnt learn his lesson a better way......RIP

[Terrh]

I love how everyone here immediately judges him guilty.

What if something came loose and he just lost control in the rain? Powerful RWD car, inexperienced driver, who knows what happened?

Let the courts figure it out. It's their job, not yours.

My condolences go to the family and the driver. I'd hate to have to live with that on my conscience regardless of fault.

[quadracer111]

I love how everyone here immediately judges him guilty.

What if something came loose and he just lost control in the rain? Powerful RWD car, inexperienced driver, who knows what happened?

Let the courts figure it out. It's their job, not yours.

My condolences go to the family and the driver. I'd hate to have to live with that on my conscience regardless of fault.

Very true, I think most of us (including me) were to quick to jump the gun. Its horrible that this happened, but there are very very few young responsible car drivers.

Lots of my friends are just getting their licences, takes me for a ride and hes doing 180 on the highway, im like wtf are you doing, whats wrong with doing 115 or 120, if his suv didnt have a governor we would of been topping it out...

I don't think I have ever broke 140 in my 'line on the highway.... I dont like doing over 115 because I cant afford a ticket lol.

[falcon]

I leave all the drifto action to the roundabouts and back roads....

[DarkCaporaL]

I love how everyone here immediately judges him guilty.

What if something came loose and he just lost control in the rain? Powerful RWD car, inexperienced driver, who knows what happened?

Let the courts figure it out. It's their job, not yours.

My condolences go to the family and the driver. I'd hate to have to live with that on my conscience regardless of fault.

I though the same at first, he's not guilty yet.

But then I rechecked the pictures, and man there is no way that guy wasn't doing something stupid to have the car damaged that way in downtown Ottawa. Speed limit is 50, average speed is more like 30 with all the construction on bus terminals going on at this time.

Plus, the car hit both pedestrians, kept going, and broke through a barrier to crash into an abutment. Testimonies also say the guy was driving like an idiot and had no control over his car whatsoever.

As much as being innocent until proven guilty goes, the facts just dont add up. Even if a suspension part broke, in order to crash like that he was not following the speed limit.

[DarkCaporaL]

This is what he is being charged with:

Simon Banke, an Ottawa man, is facing six charges in connection with the crash. He is charged with:

• Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death
• Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm
• Criminal negligence causing death
• Criminal negligence causing bodily harm
• Stunt racing
• Young driver with blood alcohol level higher than zero

http://www.ottawainjury.ca/lawyers/ottawa-personal-injury-accidents/ottawa-accident-albert-and-bank-street-critical-personal-injury-and-death-ottawa-personal-injury-lawyer-david-hollingsworth/17092010

[cobrAA]

I though the same at first, he's not guilty yet.

But then I rechecked the pictures, and man there is no way that guy wasn't doing something stupid to have the car damaged that way in downtown Ottawa. Speed limit is 50, average speed is more like 30 with all the construction on bus terminals going on at this time.

Plus, the car hit both pedestrians, kept going, and broke through a barrier to crash into an abutment. Testimonies also say the guy was driving like an idiot and had no control over his car whatsoever.

As much as being innocent until proven guilty goes, the facts just dont add up. Even if a suspension part broke, in order to crash like that he was not following the speed limit.

I thought the same! You just said it better because you are anglophone :P!

[cschepp]

Another person that screw it up for the community of rhd. I feel really bad for the family. That kind of loss would be hard to take, and the wife had serious head trauma. I hope this guys goes to jail and stays there! He should never get a chance for a license ever again. With ignorance for other people safety this is something that I believe should never be tolerated!!!!

[DreadedFist]

Another person that screw it up for the community of rhd. I feel really bad for the family. That kind of loss would be hard to take, and the wife had serious head trauma. I hope this guys goes to jail and stays there! He should never get a chance for a license ever again. With ignorance for other people safety this is something that I believe should never be tolerated!!!!

He'll get a year of probation and lose his license for 2. I'm calling it.