Parents run to death Shana wants to be sentenced earlier for reckless driving
The parents of the deceased Shana Leurs are starting a small one to raise the minimum prison sentence for those who caused fatal traffic accidents. Their daughter was killed in Osdorp in March last year by 21-year-old Mohamed L. Last week, the court ruled that L. will receive a six-month prison sentence and a two-year driving ban, while the OM has demanded three years. The court ruled that there was no reckless driving.
The petition of the parents has now been signed by more than four hundred people. They believe that it should be possible to proceed more quickly to a conviction for reckless driving, which poses serious problems. “Reckless driving is a crime,” write Ivar and Wanda Leurs with the petition.
According to the parents, reckless driving should not be linked to multiple offenses. They believe that this should also be able to be replaced if, for example, only a serious speeding violation has led to a collision with serious injury or death. The parents hope that the small national attention will be paid to the subject. “With this we fight for our and your safety”
On the day of the accident last March, Mohamed L. drove about 100 kilometers per hour on a road where the maximum speed was 50 kilometers per hour. The court proves the man’s driving behavior as ‘careless’. Ivar and Wanda Leurs, Shana’s parents, see the driving behavior not only as careless, but as reckless.
Mohamed L. would be very short for hitting his phone while this was not allowed. According to the court, it is clear that he operated his telephone, but whether he had the device in his hand cannot be proven, according to the court.
Shana’s parents were not to speak about the punishment. “If there is no appeal, this is the signal that you can kill someone and get away with it,” they said after the verdict. She is hopeful with the news that there will be an appeal. “In this way, relatives and victims cannot simply be put aside.”