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Indeed - the lack of intent defence is a bit like saying well i fired an automatic weapon into a crowded theatre but hey i didnt intend to kill ... if you deliberate drive , or otherwise act like a total bell end , and someone dies as a result , then your intentional actions have caused that death - its not an accident
The intentional actions being what "driving too fast" or "killing someone"
Driving a car at someone deliberately or swerving to hit them with a car is murder.
Driving like a twonk, being unlucky isn't despite the tragic outcome. If he hasn't hit the child the crime is to me just the same speeding probably dangerous driving and it should be punished as thus. Hence I feel the sentence etc is appropriate in the context of how we deal with other crimes.
You could maybe argue such wanton speed in an urban area shows an intent not to preserve life or a lack of intent to be safe which comes under dangerous driving/negligence/culpiple homocide.
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