For his mum’s sake, Harry needs justice
THE death of any young person before their life has really begun is desperately sad, and as a parent I very much feel for Harry Dunn’s family. However, I have to say that pursuing this course of action, even out of a desire for justice, is never going to do anyone any good. If there were evidence suggesting that Anne Sacoolas had been under the influence of drink or drugs or was using her mobile phone when the accident occurred, I would say the Government owed it to Harry’s parents to pursue extradition proceedings with the greatest vigour. Wrongdoers should be punished — justice demands it. However, if we are honest, who among us, while trying to drive with care and attention, has not made a human error that could have had serious consequences? The only difference is we were lucky that an accident did not occur.
WILLIAM WITT, address supplied.
MOMENTS of severe carelessness when driving can’t just be shrugged off as ‘something that happens’. Driving is the one activity in which most people participate where a moment’s lapse of attention can have fatal consequences. That’s why drivers need to be 100 per cent focused on what they’re doing. It’s simply not acceptable to briefly forget you’re in a foreign country and drive on the wrong side of the road. We have laws to punish people who fail to drive to the required standard. on many occasions, such lapses in concentration don’t have serious consequences. But the occasions when they do, such as the tragic case of Harry Dunn, serve to remind us of why these offences are on the statute books.
CHRIS DAY, Marsh Baldon, Oxon.
HARRY DUNN’S parents simply want Anne Sacoolas to admit in court to the killing of their son. This is not a witch-hunt. All they want is a public recognition of the accident that killed their son and the part Mrs Sacoolas played in that tragedy. As a mother, she must be fully aware of the torment Harry’s family are going through. Anyone with a heart would do everything in their power to ease the suffering of another parent. CHRISTINE THOMPSON, Ripley, Derbys.
To MINIMISE the possibility of another traffic accident like that caused by Mrs Sacoolas, it would make sense if all foreign personnel serving in this country were prohibited from driving left-hand drive vehicles and the British traffic system of driving on the left should be policy inside the base. There should be a feeder lane allowing exit to the left only when leaving the base, with ‘keep left’ reminder signs every hundred yards or so for a mile. All foreign personnel should have to pass a driving test to prove they know our driving regulations.
J. R. WOOD, Crowle, Lincs.