Drunk man run over while lying in road can sue driver for damages

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Samuel Cameron was run over by a bakery delivery driver while he lay intoxicated on a street in 2016

The ruling said: “On the evidence before him, the first defender had an unimpeded view along the off-side of the taxi as he approached the locus where the pursuer was lying.

 

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no shit. you can't run people over. this is perhaps the most elementary rule of traffic law. if you don't want to get prosecuted, criminally or civilly, for this, don't drive into or onto *human beings* with your car.

Disgusting

vote them out!

If the driver didn’t see him he can’t really be prosecuted and whilst the insurers are liable for damage caused by the vehicle it is a civil matter and contributory negligence can be argued to reduce any damages significantly.

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