The motorist who last year cyclist Thomas Suys (18) from Lebbeke death drove near his house in the Brusselsesteenweg in Lebbeke, risk two years in prison.
He drove 110 kilometers per hour where only 70 kilometers was allowed per hour. "Your life goes on, that's stopped us," Thomas' mother testified yesterday at the police court.
"Thomas had to give priority, but not to someone he could not see and at least 110 kilometers per hour driving," continued Edward Pieters, explained the lawyer of the family."The devastation that was caused was enormous. The mother of Thomas had heard the bang and thought her own son in the street. There debris were nearly a hundred meters away. It was a hallucinatory scene. A few days after the accident fell on the parquet a letter in the bus in which Wesley V. asked for assistance because he had a collision with 'a drunken cyclist. Drunkenness was no question at Thomas. He had drunk two beers and sat under the criminal level. "
"Keep Mouth"
A witness to the accident stated that the passenger in the car of Welsey V. had immediately applied after the accident to twice called that he had driven too hard. Yet according to that witness would have appealed to anyone V. spot "to keep quiet".
Wesley V. denied the allegations and said he had administered first aid to the victim. "He can not be portrayed as a great criminal," pleaded his lawyer. "He wanted to but could not prevent the accident. They could not see each other until 44 meters before the collision. My client could do something about his speed, but not to the collision. "
"Reckless and selfish"
The prosecution asked two years in prison, two years driving ban and fined 3,000 euros for V. "This guy was driving recklessly and selfishly with a dramatic accident as a result", said the prosecutor. "Something like that requires severe punishment." Wesley V. has also been convicted in the past for domestic violence and drug use.
At the end of the trial the mother of Thomas Suys turned to Wesley V. "We were a happy family," Ria Putteman testified emotional. "You have completely ruined it. Or do you think it is normal to drive 110 per hour on a track where only 70 allowed? Thomas would that week along with his twin sister to celebrate his proclamation. What was supposed to be a celebration for all of us, a great misery was. Our family was torn apart. Your life goes on, that's stopped us. I saw my son lying on the street. That is an image I will never forget. You took away our joy. "
Verdict on May 20.
By Editorial Standard: Bert Foubert Photo: BFS
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