Devastating news for a family in England
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (355138)
Rockingham, Australia
June 4, 2025 6:22am CST
There was a terrible tragedy in our capital just a few days ago. A 24-year-old girl and her friend, on holiday from England, spent an afternoon drinking before deciding to go for a ride on an e-scooter.
They ran into a 51-year-old father of two who fell onto the pavement, hitting his head. He was taken to hospital and later died. The girl in now in custody and has been refused bail. Her case will become before the courts in July.
This is so sad for the family of the deceased and for the family of the girl. The father was the sole provider for his family so their lives are in turmoil at the moment. And imagine hearing that your child is in jail in another country, and charged with manslaughter.
The news item said that, between 2017 and 2022, over 70 people have died or been injured from e-scooter accidents. New laws are likely to be brought in but it seems a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
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@DaddyEvil (149835)
• United States
4 Jun
That is really sad news! I'm sorry that happened and hope the man's spouse can take over as the breadwinner quickly.
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@DaddyEvil (149835)
• United States
4 Jun
@JudyEv Maybe... It also depends on how large a family they have there. Their family may take them in and help them.
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@JudyEv (355138)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Jun
@DaddyEvil There were some lovely comments about him so hopefully people will pitch in to help.
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@LeaPea2417 (37920)
• Toccoa, Georgia
4 Jun
That's awful. People need to never drink and drive anything.
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@LeaPea2417 (37920)
• Toccoa, Georgia
22h
@JudyEv I totally agree. One thing I had never thought about until a few years ago when I heard it on the news are people getting arrested for "boating under the influence", especially during holidays. What is wrong with some people drinking too much while sailing a boat?!
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@Traceyjayne (2129)
• United Kingdom
5 Jun
I hadn't heard this but I rarely watch the news. So very sad, and now two families with a lot to deal with.
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@JudyEv (355138)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Jun
It may not have been reported over there. It probably wasn't even reported in the east of our country.
@JudyEv (355138)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
@Traceyjayne That's a good point. I don't think it was ever mentioned what part of England she was from. I just checked. All the reports just say she is a UK backpacker.
@MarieCoyle (44534)
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4 Jun
Oh, how terrible for everyone involved. We have what you might call E-scooters here as well. The drivers often take them on the smaller highways, dart through busy intersections. and drive right in front of cars. There needs to be some stricter regulations/laws for them, for sure.
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@MarieCoyle (44534)
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12h
@JudyEv
I have a feeling ours will be taken away, or more strictly regulated.
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@Ineeddentures (2890)
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4 Jun
If the new laws can save one person then it will be worth it.
We have very strict laws on e scooters here and for the most part these laws are obeyed
Our police went on a spree of confiscating these things where they were being used on roads illegally and I think that has worked.
I think Currently, electric scooters can only be used on private land with the landowner’s permission. It is effectively illegal to use them on public roads, on pavements, in cycle lanes and in pedestrian-only areas.
I think that this is a sensible well thought out law.
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@JudyEv (355138)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
@Ineeddentures They switch from road to sidewalk as they feel like it, and at quite a speed.
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@Ineeddentures (2890)
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22h
@JudyEv
Haha
Well
The rules are broken every day all over Scotland.
Even on our small town there are a few of the buzzing about on the roads.
Dodging them is not easy
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@GardenGerty (163961)
• United States
5 Jun
It is very sad for all involved. New laws do not heal old injuries, for sure. Com.mon sense would help some.
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@JudyEv (355138)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Jun
I would think the girl is a bit sad at the moment. It's certainly ruined her holiday. 
@JudyEv (355138)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Jun
I should think she is bound to get a jail sentence. They won't grant her bail in case she skips the country. Imagine her poor family.
@aninditasen (17076)
• Raurkela, India
4 Jun
That was really sad. Youngsters in India too often get caught in hit and run cases. Drunken driving shouldn't be allowed.
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@JudyEv (355138)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Jun
I don't think kids think that driving an Escooter while drunk is a problem but of course it is. They have now banned the hire of escooters.
