Road rage bus driver who 'used vehicle as a weapon' is jailed at Bristol Crown Court

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JGalante
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Watch this!

 
 
 
 
 
Road rage bus driver who 'used vehicle as a weapon' is jailed at Bristol Crown Court
 

A bus driver who deliberately knocked a cyclist down in 
Bristol using his bus "as a weapon" has been jailed. 
Gavin Hill, 29, of Frome, previously pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and 
causing grievous bodily harm.
Bristol Crown Court heard that after an altercation, Hill deliberately 
knocked Phillip Mead off his bike by swerving the bus into his path.
Sentencing Hill to 17 months in jail, Judge Mark Horton said his action "was 
not an accident".
"You used the bus as a weapon to bully and intimidate Mr Mead," he added.

 

GYang
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not far enough

He should have gotten put away for attempted murder!

"Not an accident" is the understatement of the century.

Notice the driver signaled before changing lanes in preparation to hit the cyclist.

and at least he stayed on scene.

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just the beginning

I discussed this with a friend who is a British ex-pat, I believe he was a solicitor or barrister in London. He said that the jail term is just part of it. The driver in such case will automatically lose his license to drive a bus and with a criminal record will find it hard to find any kind of work after release. I suppose he will find menial work. Meanwhile I wonder about civil suit: here in the US, a personal injury attorney would go after the bus driver and whatever assets he had.