Roosters’ Sandon Smith charged with negligent driving causing grievous bodily harm

[Mr Whippet]

Schmuck!

It’s all part of the operation to get Hunt to the club.

The wheels are in motion….

Might as well, already signed an old has been for the halves, doubled sided laughs all round.

[Bates]

Sack him now and get on the phone to Ben Hunt's manager.

[King Salvo]

It was not a negligent driving charge causing grievous bodily harm where he was speeding / evading police etc which is the top end of the scale for such an offence

The other articles omit the following important point

The report states that police will allege 21-year-old Smith was edging out of his driveway, where his view was obstructed by a parked truck, when another car hit him, and pushed him into a male pedestrian.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...ac58e874dc023a

[Vasco]

I guess we need more information before the noose is prepared.

[Thirteen]

Schmuck!

It’s all part of the operation to get Hunt to the club.

The wheels are in motion….

[Thirteen]

https://www.nsw.gov.au/driving-boati...gerous-driving

What is negligent or dangerous driving?


Negligent or dangerous driving means driving without the due care and attention reasonably expected of a driver. It puts you, other drivers and the public at risk, and can result in serious injury or death.


The rules


You must not drive a vehicle on a road negligently or at a speed, or in a manner dangerous to the public.


Penalties


If you drive negligently you can get a fine and demerit points.

If you drive at a speed or in a manner dangerous to the public, or cause death or injury due to negligent driving, penalties include:

• large fines
• loss of licence
• prison.

King is that you??

[bondi.boy]

Negligent driving can be anything from changing the car radio station for a few seconds longer that ideal, and rearending another car to misjudging traffic at an intersection etc.
I'm almost too scared to drive a car these days, so much can go wrong.

[Tennessee Tornado]

As bad as what he allegedly did is, it is unlikely the NRL could stand him down. Having said that, it is a roosters player we are talking about and we all know how the NRL like to make examples of them.

[dice]

NSW first offence

Maximum court-imposed fine	$2200
Maximum prison term	9 months
Minimum disqualification	12 months
Maximum disqualification	Unlimited
Disqualification in the absence of a specific court order	3 years

[Moose]

Supposedly the person he hit has lost a foot, take that with a grain of salt though because it came from reddit

[Moose]

So does the NRL make him sit out games next year if the court case hasn’t dealt with it before the season starts?

Depends how long the potential prison sentence is

[Mickie Lane]

So does the NRL make him sit out games next year if the court case hasn’t dealt with it before the season starts?

[Horry]

https://www.nsw.gov.au/driving-boati...gerous-driving

What is negligent or dangerous driving?


Negligent or dangerous driving means driving without the due care and attention reasonably expected of a driver. It puts you, other drivers and the public at risk, and can result in serious injury or death.


The rules


You must not drive a vehicle on a road negligently or at a speed, or in a manner dangerous to the public.


Penalties


If you drive negligently you can get a fine and demerit points.

If you drive at a speed or in a manner dangerous to the public, or cause death or injury due to negligent driving, penalties include:

• large fines
• loss of licence
• prison.

[QWERTY]

I’m not really privy to lawyer-y terms but that sounds quite bad

[RoosterBooster]

SOS Ben Hunt