Another terrible tragedy that has touched our Spridget community. This time,
one
that could have and should have been avoided.
Comprehensive Driver Training is something that should not only have greater
support but is something that should be implemented with all due speed.
My heart goes out to the Dodds and Taylor families.
jay fishbein
wallingford, ct
________________________________
From: HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Sent: Mon, August 8, 2011 8:23:16 AM
Subject: [Spridgets] Fw: Bugeye/Frogeye Club..... the late Catherine Elizabeth
Taylor (nee Dodds)
--- On Sun, 8/7/11, Colin Dodds <colin@spriteparts.com.au> wrote:
From: Colin Dodds <colin@spriteparts.com.au>
Subject: Bugeye/Frogeye Club..... the late Catherine Elizabeth Taylor (nee
Dodds)
Catherine Elizabeth Taylor, my daughter and a 24 year old mother, was killed
at approximately 7.28am on Friday 5th August on her way to work.
I deliberately use the word "killed", rather than just "died".
A 20 year old male with a suspended licence, driving a manual V8 Commodore,
lost control after exiting a roundabout. He hit a median strip (witnesses say
the Commodore became airborne) and collided head-on with Catherine. She died
instantly.
The driver of the Commodore was uninjured, but taken to the local hospital
for drug and urine tests. A number of serious criminal charges are pending,
including "Dangerous Driving Occasioning Death" which can carry a ten year
gaol sentence.
Even before his licence was suspended, the driver of the other vehicle was
not licensed to drive a manual V8 car. Witnesses at the scene report hearing
an engine revving hard immediately before the incident. Clearly the driver
lost control in a vehicle more powerful than he could handle, and as a result
killed a young innocent mother.
Obviously the family is quite distraught about this tragic loss of someone we
loved so dearly. Her three year old daughter will take quite some time to
understand what has happened to her mommy. Some members of the family are
very angry that it has happened, but anger is not why I am writing this.
We would like all drivers reading this, whether young or old, to take note of
the possible consequences of their poor driving decisions and limited skills.
We would want all parents of young drivers to exercise more care and control
in relation to the cars their sons and daughters drive, and under what
conditions. Someone gave this young man the keys to the powerful V8 manual
car. Let's hope that some other parent will refuse to hand over the car keys
to their child.
Please discuss this tragic accident amongst yourselves, your family and
friends. Open discussion about the risks and results of poor driver education
and behaviour might help save a life, and then Catherine's death will not have
been totally in vain.
We can't bring Catherine back. Let's all work together to minimise future
tragic and pointless losses.
Colin and Carol Dodds (parents)
Cameron and Zara-Addison (husband and daughter)
Carlie and Chris (sister and brother)
_______________________________________________
Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
Suggested annual donation $12.75
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
|