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Link to News article: http://www.standard.net.au/story/2219242/i-just-dont-care-texting-p-plate-driver-hits-cyclist/
A texting motorist who slammed into a bicyclist and injured his spine told police she has some regrets—about the dents in her car.
According to phone records, 21-year-old Kimberley Davis was texting with seven different phone numbers as she drove her vehicle through Koroit, a small town in western Victoria, Australia. Local police say she used her phone behind the wheel 44 times during the trip.
Around 7:20 pm, she struck a bicyclist from behind, apparently failing to see the warning lights that he had placed on the front and back of his bike. Although she called emergency responders, the cyclist said she refused to render him assistance and left him lying on the side of the road.
According to the Standard, she also had some choice statements for responding police.
"I just don't care because I've already been through a lot of bullshit and my car is like pretty expensive and now I have to fix it."
"I'm kind of pissed off that the cyclist has hit the side of my car. I don't agree that people texting and driving could hit a cyclist. I wasn't on my phone when I hit the cyclist."
Davis was fined $4,500 and lost her license for nine months. In addition to some minor injuries, the cyclist suffered a spinal fracture requiring surgery and the use of a spinal cage.
Davis had driven from a supermarket in east Warrnambool to just west of Koroit when she hit the cyclist at 7.20pm on September 20 last year on the Penshurst-Warrnambool Road.
The cyclist was on the edge of the road heading west when Davis hit him from behind, despite there being lights on the back and front of his bike.
Records showed Davis used her phone 44 times in her drive from east Warrnambool to Koroit, sending and receiving 22 text messages to seven different phones.
At 7.18pm she received a text message and 51 seconds later made the call to triple-0 after hitting the rider.
Magistrate John Lesser said there were issues surrounding the case of great community significance, especially drivers using mobile telephones.
He noted that Davis’ comments were poorly put when she was interviewed by police.
Mr Lesser noted that yesterday a Terang family business was fined $17,500 with more than $3000 costs after a workplace accident and the injuries caused were not as significant as those suffered by the rider.
The wife of the bike rider was in court for the hearing yesterday and was deeply disappointed Davis did not lose her licence for longer.
A texting motorist who slammed into a bicyclist and injured his spine told police she has some regrets—about the dents in her car.
According to phone records, 21-year-old Kimberley Davis was texting with seven different phone numbers as she drove her vehicle through Koroit, a small town in western Victoria, Australia. Local police say she used her phone behind the wheel 44 times during the trip.
Around 7:20 pm, she struck a bicyclist from behind, apparently failing to see the warning lights that he had placed on the front and back of his bike. Although she called emergency responders, the cyclist said she refused to render him assistance and left him lying on the side of the road.
According to the Standard, she also had some choice statements for responding police.
"I just don't care because I've already been through a lot of bullshit and my car is like pretty expensive and now I have to fix it."
"I'm kind of pissed off that the cyclist has hit the side of my car. I don't agree that people texting and driving could hit a cyclist. I wasn't on my phone when I hit the cyclist."
Davis was fined $4,500 and lost her license for nine months. In addition to some minor injuries, the cyclist suffered a spinal fracture requiring surgery and the use of a spinal cage.
Davis had driven from a supermarket in east Warrnambool to just west of Koroit when she hit the cyclist at 7.20pm on September 20 last year on the Penshurst-Warrnambool Road.
The cyclist was on the edge of the road heading west when Davis hit him from behind, despite there being lights on the back and front of his bike.
Records showed Davis used her phone 44 times in her drive from east Warrnambool to Koroit, sending and receiving 22 text messages to seven different phones.
At 7.18pm she received a text message and 51 seconds later made the call to triple-0 after hitting the rider.
Magistrate John Lesser said there were issues surrounding the case of great community significance, especially drivers using mobile telephones.
He noted that Davis’ comments were poorly put when she was interviewed by police.
Mr Lesser noted that yesterday a Terang family business was fined $17,500 with more than $3000 costs after a workplace accident and the injuries caused were not as significant as those suffered by the rider.
The wife of the bike rider was in court for the hearing yesterday and was deeply disappointed Davis did not lose her licence for longer.
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