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Lehto injured in boat accident
Just saw this on Autosport:
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The speed limit in the canal is 5 kph. It's obvious that the boat was travelling much faster than that during the time of the accident. Finnish news sites are estimating at least 70 kph. Police will obviously be interested to know who was driving the boat. It's a tragic thing certainly. I hope Lehto will be alright.
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Thanks for that, some background might have nice.
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I hope Lehto gets well, somehow I felt sympathy from him since before his F1 career. News point that the accident was very serious (RIP his friend).
Many racing drivers has a sort of addiction for speed related risks, even in their civil life. I suppose it is one of those things that make possible their racing career. |
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According to the police, alcohol levels in Lehto's blood were 0.17% so he will be in trouble if it turns out he was driving the boat. There's a google maps link below this article. Driving that fast in a place like that is just plain suicidal. http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=373651
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Jeez, you're absolutely right. That's dicing with danger hitting 70kph in a canal that's only a couple of meters wide at some points.
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Looks very bad for Jyrki Jarvi.
As much as I liked him as a driver you can't really defend someone if it is true that he was drunk and speeding recklessly. I am sure that the loss of a friend is penalty enough, but is a gaol sentence a better deterrent to others ? What is 'normal' in cases like this in Finland, say with road accidents in similar circumstances ? |
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That's just sad...
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Didn't it happen some time ago? (June 2010)
Very sad. |
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Very sad and extremely irresponsible..
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Oh dear this is sad news in both cases here, firstly the tragic the death of the other guy and the fact that JJ was even in a situation like this to start with....
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Not as good as the Russian diplomat just pulled over in Poland at 15 times the legal limit.
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District Prosecutor Antti Sundberg requires JJ Lehto, a five-year unconditional prison sentence.
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