A new awareness on being a diabetic...reckless driving and over 4 years sentence...will this follow to the US in time? Will drivers sugar level be checked in the future as well as potential substance abuse items? BD
A British man has been jailed for causing death by dangerous driving because he experienced a
diabetic blackout while behind the wheel of his car.
The man, Phillip Willey aged 46 had been a diabetic for 10 years, but was negligent regarding his health and as a result district nurse, Suzanne Meredith died of multiple injuries after Willey's car hit her. Paramedics at the scene who tested Willey's blood sugar recorded a level of 1.9 millimoles per litre; the lowest recommended level for diabetics is four millimoles per litre.
Willey from Penarth in South Wales had not attended his diabetes clinic for six years and did not attend his annual review or provide blood glucose test results. Neither did he carry with him sweets or food which would have prevented a hypoglycaemic attack. He had also not notified the road licensing authorities about his condition. They advise diabetics to check their blood sugar levels before they drive, and carry sweets or high sugared drinks in the car as driving can be very stressful and the release of adrenaline can alter blood glucose levels.
Willey was told by Judge Christopher Llewellyn-Jones QC that he was guilty of "gross mismanagement" of his condition and sentenced to four-and-a-half years jail for causing death by dangerous driving.
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