Me being Ex Job has bugger all to do with what goes on before and after the investigation and enforcement work has been done, the penalties and punishments are decided by other area of the judiciary, and as has been said many times before the penalties do not fit the crimes/offences and the courts themselves (not the Police) are way out of touch as far as being hard on offenders are concerned (Too many liberals and human rights activists)
Whether the driver has regrets and even admitted regrets has no bearing. Remember, the fact that a lad died is immaterial in terms of how the case is investigated other than a full forensic scene examination.
If the driver did express remorse, then it may come out at the inquest but don't hold your breath.
I lost count of the number of crashes I dealt with at Greenham, especially during the "Peace Camp" (that was a good earner
) and how the offending military got dealt with also depended on who was the commanding officer at the time.There were a couple over the years who were insistent that the soldier/airman should face UK justice whilst others asd you say would quietly and quickly arrange for repatriation.
Surprisingly we always had a good relationship with Greenham, especially those of us on Traffic despite the fact that we spent more time there booking and arresting their drivers than anything else.
