An unlicensed owner of a car went out driving with his mates. There was a crash, one died, another suffered permanent brain damage. At the scene, the owner appeared to say he was the driver, and was unclear of the number of passengers. In interview, he stated that another friend was driving, and had left the scene. That friend denied it and appeared to have an alibi. But after 6 months +, forensics clearly showed that this guy had been driving, just as the owner had said.
The driver was utterly unmoved by it all. He basically took the fucking piss in the car, went home, lied, dropped his mates in it and never blinked until the conclusive evidence was presented to him, at which point his only reaction was to get mardy and said he 'just wanted to kick some ****'s head in'.
This guy was a real piece of work. He got 8 years, death by dangerous driving whilst uninsured.
But the owner, who had given him the keys, and told the truth, got 6 years for aiding and abetting. Just for handing the keys to someone, who crashed and killed his friend.
Personally, I was shocked by that. But I knew he DID have some responsibility. I was expecting maybe 2 years suspended.
