Hey wander what the misguided moms would say to this? Smart Cars,
maybe? I mean, they already have licensing, registration and “saftey
locks”. How about safe gasoline storage?

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Haircut fury boy killed friend in road smash

http://www.the-journal.co.uk/cfm/newsstory.cfm?StoryId=187022

by Mike Perry

Aschoolboy killed his best friend in a horrific crash after stealing his mother’s car because she would not take him for a haircut, a court was told yesterday.

The boy, 15, sped off in a temper and smashed into a lamp-post before the car flipped over and killed his friend instantly.

The victim, 16, was trapped in the wreckage while the driver climbed out and ran home and told his mother what had happened.

“You took that car in a temper because your mother was not available to take you for a haircut,” the boy was told by Mrs Justice Steel at Manchester Crown Court.

“I accept you feel genuine and deep remorse but there is no sentence I can pass which turns the clock back.

“Nothing and nobody can bring your friend back to life. You killed him by your temper and the unlawful driving of that car and that is something you will live with forever.

“It is an outstanding tragedy for you, for your victim and for both your families”.

She ordered that the boy, who admitted causing death by dangerous driving and aggravated vehicle taking, should be detained for four and a half years. The boy, who is now 16 and cannot be identified by order of the court, was also banned from driving for five years.

At the time of the crash in February he was on bail for offences of affray and possessing an offensive weapon following an airgun shooting incident committed with two other teenage friends.

He had been at home in Rhodes, Middleton, Manchester, when his mother returned from a shopping trip.

“He demanded to be taken for a haircut, but his mother refused so he left the house, took her car and drove off,” said Paul McDonald, prosecuting.

The boy then picked up his best friend at work and a few minutes later was seen speeding down a main road weaving in and out of traffic. One witness called his driving as “sheer lunacy” as he overtook other cars on the wrong side of the road in wet conditions and then tried to round a corner at 40-45mph.

“The vehicle braked violently and attempted to turn right but it simply wasn’t possible and he overshot the turn, skidded about 180 degrees, hit a lamp and flipped over,” Mr McDonald said.

The boy managed to climb from the car and ran off, leaving one shoe at the scene. His friend died from severe head injuries, including a fractured skull.

Timothy Brennand, defending, said the boys had been friends since they were three and the defendant wanted to express his profound remorse.