Jailed drink-driving paramedic who killed cyclist after 10 pints avoids being struck off — tribunal said not its role to 'punish' Robert Woodruff, who is currently serving five years in prison but may be able to continue medical career on release
reports, after a Health and Care Professions Tribunal panel suspended his licence for 12 months, choosing not to strike him off.
"It is clear that his appalling behaviour must be marked so as to send out a message to him, the profession and the public about how seriously the panel views this conduct. However, in light of the specific circumstances of this case and the mitigation provided, the panel did not consider his conduct to be fundamentally incompatible with continued registration.
Ahead of the collision, witnesses reported seeing the drunk driver "bearing down" on them and being so close behind one driver that they could not read his registration plate. Compared to the speeds of the witness it was estimated Woodruff travelled at up to 80 mph, another driver who witnessed his actions in the moments before the fatal crash thinking, 'what an idiot'.
"I lie awake thinking of what it must have been like for my Dad. I have dreams that he is still alive. I still send him text messages, knowing that he will never reply," he told the court.
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