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spindrift

The lady who Prince Philip nearly murdered has received an apology and says she was touched that the Duke himself scrawled "Send this cunt a sun in my eyes letter" at the bottom:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/27/prince-philip-apologises-to-woman-injured-in-car-crash?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Charlie_L in reply to @spindrift

Prince Philip says that the sun was in his eyes so he couldn't see anything and so pulled out into a road he knows has lots of fast traffic. Careless driving is a crime, as is dangerous driving. The Prince's admission of guilt is on the borderline of the definition of dangerous driving.

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Constable_Savage in reply to @Charlie_L

His defence is the sun in his eyes. See automatism. It fits the criteria.
My police driving instructor kept a dead wasp in a matchbox for such a defence. It was alright in the 80s!

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