Bereaved sister: Don’t jail the driver

An American tourist who killed a mum-to-be, Kylee Anne Rakich, and another woman in a head-on crash has avoided jail time.

In an extraordinary display of compassion, Ms Rakich’s bereaved sister lobbied the judge to not send the 66-year-old to prison on charges of careless use of a motor vehicle causing death – because, she says, he has already been handed “a life sentence” in being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Continue reading also Read more

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