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Lola Olayemi admitted causing
death by careless
driving |
Another disheartening report from
the United Kingdom, a Nigerian, Lola Olayemi, 35, had pleaded guilty to
causing death by careless driving after the smash in Caversham, Berkshire,
which killed Miss Catriona Scott, a single mother.
Olayemi was said to have also embarked
on a shoplifting spree day in the city of Reading without being spotted. But
while driving away from the scene crime, she crushed to death Catriona
Scott and left her son fighting for his life.
The victim, Catriona Scoot and her son
were standing under a shelter at the bus-stop when Olayemi smashed her Toyota
RAV 4 into the bus shelter. Following the offence, Olayemi was charged before a
Reading Magistrate Court last week where she ‘cleverly’ pleaded guilty to
causing death by careless driving.
Lola Olayemi also admitted to stealing
£300 worth of clothes from Debenhams. The presiding Magistrate, Judge John,
told Olayemi who had previous convictions for theft but not for driving
offences that if he was to give her a prison sentence, based on the prevailing
laws of the jurisdiction, she would end up serving only six weeks in prison for
the death of Mrs. Scoot.
The Judge reasoned that such ‘small’
sentence would serve no justice whatsoever and would cause the family of late
Miss Scott to wrongly believe that six weeks imprisonment was the price a
reckless driver had to pay for the life of their daughter.
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| Tragic: The scene of the crash on Briants
Avenue, Caversham, on February 28 |
But since Olayemi was not found to be
under the influence of alcohol or drugs and her mobile phones were said to
inside a bag in the back seat of her car as at the time of the accident, the
judge was left with no other option but to sentence her to a 12-month community
service. The judge said she would also undertake 240 hours of unpaid work,
coupled with an additional 60 hours for the shoplifting offence.
Reacting to the sad development, late
Miss Scott’s 71-year-old father, George, said her death has caused a lot of
upset in his life and that of her son, Miles. He had to relocate into his late
daughter’s house so as to ensure that the young boy’s life remained on track.
“I have no life now, my life centres around my grandson and trying to ensure
that he can get over his problems as soon as possible,” said Mr George, a
widower.
Source - Dailymail
