Court Hears Man’s Leg Had To Be Amputated
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [May 19], a 66-year-old man was convicted of driving without due care following a collision that resulted another man’s leg having to be amputated .
Llewellyn Tacklyn of Sandy’s Parish was convicted following a road accident that took place on December 21, 2013; as a result of the accident, Christopher Griffiths suffered serious injuries which necessitated the amputation of his leg.
Mr. Tacklyn was sentenced to pay a fine of $2,000 and was disqualified from operating a motor vehicle for 18 months.
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I would have taken my chances in the US. I doubt they would have amputated the leg as quick as Bermuda would!
@ ganja mon, how the hell do you know the amputation was done here?
So what does Mr. Griffiths get?
Mr. Griffiths gets what is stated on Mr. Tacklyn’s insurance policy. He can sue for more but in Bermuda you don’t get the millions like you would in the USA.
If Mr. Tacklyn did not have insurance then the MIF surcharge that we all pay on our vehicle insurance comes into effect.
@ Raw Onion, thank you, very in lightning
Leg for a leg ….
Take this guy off Di road
Seems like a minor punishment for such a life-changing injury.
Thats it. Mr.Tacklyn should have to pay all the dr fees n payout a huge sum of money to Mr. Griffiths. Its only fair
hopefully Mr, Griffith will get compensation through civil action..
he should have been charged with bodily hard. Same old Bermuda do 70kph 12 months off the road run a red light causing a man bodily harm get 18 months off the road. Chris lost a damn leg for this mans stupidity. His life will be negatively impacted forever and in 19 months this man wont even remember his VICTIM’S name. OIB
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A $2000 fine for maiming someone, and changing their life completely? He could have killed him. What about the pain and suffering and cost of hospital bills and prosthesis? The legal system here is complete BS.
In order for Mr. Griffith to be compensated he first needs a letter of conviction, which he will now receive with the guilty verdict,either by insurance or civil . The money paid to the cort is just a fine not for him.
The only one benefitting from these things is the courts-it’s ridiculous. They say crime doesn’t pay but it certainly does for our court system.
In 2011 another man (also DUI) hit an innocent man causing two fractures to his leg. It was not amputated but this man got 15 months in jail!? Some would argue it was not enough.
This mans actions cause his leg to be amputated and he gets a $2,000 fine and 18 months off the road!!!! Where is the consistency?
Argument, where in this story does it refer to anyone being ‘DUI’? Big difference and it shows clearly that if you are involved in a serious RTC and there is evidence of impairment by alcohol or a drug, you stand a good chance of prison….
…and if you were sober but exceedingly negligent, and you ruin a life, you get a fine and a rebuke from the magistrate.
It’s ridiculous. The poor victim here has lost a limb, and the idiot who caused it, driving without due care, has almost no consequence at all.
Met the victim on Saturday I hope he can get compensation for his injuries was almost in tears this young mans life has been forever altered very sad
Mr. Tackling plead guilty to impaired driving. The judge even told him that was an incredulous statement to make.