一名68岁的妇女因意外倒车和杀害一名82岁的志愿者在一次露天活动上被判刑。
A 68-year-old woman was sentenced for accidentally reversing into and killing an 82-year-old volunteer at a showground event.
68 岁的瓦莱丽·安·芒罗 (Valerie Ann Munro) 于 4 月 24 日在斯特劳德展览场 (Stroud Showground) 意外将她的斯巴鲁森林人倒车撞向 82 岁的狮子会志愿者玛格丽特·让·沃特斯 (Margaret Jean Waters),导致她死亡,因疏忽驾驶导致死亡而被判刑。
Valerie Ann Munro, 68, was sentenced for negligent driving occasioning death after accidentally reversing her Subaru Forester into 82-year-old Lions Club volunteer Margaret Jean Waters at Stroud Showground on April 24, causing her death.
在帮助设置显示器时,拥有超过 35 年驾驶经验且之前没有发生过严重碰撞的芒罗让发动机运转并走出来清除障碍物。
While helping set up a display, Munro, who had over 35 years of driving experience with no prior serious collisions, left the engine running and stepped out to remove obstructions.
当她试图停车时,她错误地击中了加速器,而不是刹车,导致汽车倒车,击中沃特斯和另一名老年妇女。
When she tried to stop the vehicle, she mistakenly hit the accelerator instead of the brake, causing the car to reverse and strike Waters and another elderly woman.
Munro认罪,被罚款800美元,被处以一年的良好行为保证金,并被取消驾驶资格一年。
Munro pleaded guilty, was fined $800, placed on a one-year good behavior bond, and disqualified from driving for a year.