Friday, December 05, 2008

Things To Worry About Before Heading To New Zealand

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LONDON -- An American who killed three people in a head-on collision after driving on the wrong side of an English road was sentenced Friday to 20 months in prison.

Nathan Doud of Ventura, California, had pleaded guilty to three counts of causing death by dangerous driving. His lawyer, Chris Batty, said the 26-year-old had limited experience driving in Britain and was inadvertently on the wrong side of the road.

..."In this case, driving on the right-hand side of the road was not a deliberate act causing a risk," Marson said. "The risk created rose out of a lack of experience, confusion as to his route and failure to see or understand traffic indicators."

Actor Matthew Broderick was fined $175 for careless driving after he was involved in a car crash that killed a mother and daughter while he was on vacation in Northern Ireland in 1987. Prosecutors said he had been driving on the wrong side of the road. Broderick said at the time he had no recollection of the collision.

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