Driver Charged For (deliberately) Splashing School Kids . She filmed it!

[Liberal_in_LA]

video at link, she really splashed those poor kids

Driver Charged For Splashing School Kids
9:44am UK, Wednesday October 14, 2009

Alex Watts, Sky News Online

A female motorist is facing court action for deliberately driving through a puddle and splashing a group of school children.
Police received a number of complaints after a 24-second clip of the incident was posted on YouTube.

In the footage, her partner gives a commentary as she motors down a road in Plymouth, Devon.

"Puddle at the bottom of the hill coming up, kids at the bottom of the hill - come on!" he shouts with glee.

The clip, filmed from inside the car, shows the vehicle splashing several children standing at a bus stop.

Officers said the 29-year-old woman had voluntarily contacted them and was interviewed on Sunday.

She has been reported for careless driving and a file is being sent to the Crown Prosecution Service.

A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police told Sky News Online: "Deliberately splashing people by driving through a big puddle could mean that the motorist was driving without reasonable consideration for other road users.

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[JuniperLea]

1. That's so mean!

I hope they throw the book at her!

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[Fridays Child]

3. She's a serious asshole.

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[flvegan]

4. "driving without reasonable consideration for other road users."

I love the UK. Could you imagine if one could/would be charged for that here in the States?

There's a show called "Road Wars" which is kind of like COPS but set mostly in the UK. The cops are nice (to a fault), the crims are nice. It's almost funny how different it is.