The man with no heart

[GTI]

Spanish driver sues dead crash cyclist for damage

Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:58pm GMT
MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish driver who collided with a cyclist is suing the dead youth's family 20,000 euros (14,800 pounds) for the damage the impact of his body did to his luxury car, a Spanish newspaper reported on Friday.
Businessman Tomas Delgado says 17-year-old Enaitz Iriondo caused 14,000 euros (10,400 pounds) of damage to his Audi A8 in the fatal 2004 crash in La Rioja region, the El Pais newspaper reported.
Delgado, who has faced no criminal charges for the incident, wants a further 6,000 euros to cover the cost of hiring another vehicle while his car was being repaired, El Pais said.
The youth had been cycling alone at night without reflective clothing or a helmet, according to a police report cited by El Pais.
His family won 33,000 euros compensation from Delgado's insurance company after the firm acknowledged he had been driving at excessive speed and this could have contributed to the incident, El Pais reported.
"I'm also a victim in all of this, you can't fix the lad's problems, but you can fix mine," Delgado told the newspaper, ahead of a January 30 legal decision on his suit.
The family said they had previously pitied Delgado for the guilt he must feel at killing their son but were now disgusted that his greatest concern appeared to be money.
"This was the final straw, a kick in the teeth," the youth's mother Rosa Trinidad told El Pais.
(Reporting by Andrew Hay; editing by Andrew Roche)

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[Nikki]

what a selfish cnut. makes ya blood boil.

[4me2]

Strong contender for w@nker of they year award.

[rmj2663]

FFS! Twat!

[BertRoot]

What a weapons grade cunt. Some people will stop at nothing to rake in some cash.

[coin-op]

This is how the world is gonna be now - claim and counter claim.
FFS what next ? A murderer claiming for the emotional damage of seeing a dead body?
Rapists claiming the victim enjoyed it a bit so the sentence should be reduced?

[B B Leo]

the worst of it is he will win.
its not about the innocent any more, but more on how can we help the criminal

[prezzy]

Hang on a min here.

The youth had been cycling alone at night without reflective clothing or a helmet

FFS how stupid can you be?

I would be mighty fucked off if I ran someone over in these circumstances although yeah they guy is a cunt for trying to get cash for it.

[Northernbloke]

Why's he suing the family for damage to the car - surely his insurance would have covered that? and probably the courtesy car while his was in the repair shop