Paul Tapner - horsebox crash. Shocking photo!

I do hope the boys in blue throw the book at the lorry driver that hit this stationary vehicle! Absolutely unforgiveable let alone there being horses involved.
 
1stclassalan said:
I do hope the boys in blue throw the book at the lorry driver that hit this stationary vehicle! Absolutely unforgiveable let alone there being horses involved.
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If it had been a human being thrown up in the air like that, they would be doing all they could to find the lorry. Unfortunately, since it was only a horse, it won't be on top of their priority list. Look at the recent attack on Michael Stevenson, during which he was stabbed and his pet dog killed. The man responsible was caught, but the charges brought against him did not include his murdering the dog. The police's attitude towards animals makes me sick.

I am really glad all involved are physically okay. However, the mental scars will be a lot tougher to heal.
 
Over2You said:
If it had been a human being thrown up in the air like that, they would be doing all they could to find the lorry. Unfortunately, since it was only a horse, it won't be on top of their priority list. Look at the recent attack on Michael Stevenson, during which he was stabbed and his pet dog killed. The man responsible was caught, but the charges brought against him did not include his murdering the dog. The police's attitude towards animals makes me sick.

I am really glad all involved are physically okay. However, the mental scars will be a lot tougher to heal.
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Where does it say a horse was thrown into the air? I thought they were all unhurt?

I don't think you can murder a dog, but I would have expected some sort of cruelty to animal charge I suppose.
 
Bedlam said:
Where does it say a horse was thrown into the air? I thought they were all unhurt?

I don't think you can murder a dog, but I would have expected some sort of cruelty to animal charge I suppose.
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The horse on the back of the lorry was thrown out, circled in the air, and landed on his side on the ground. He somehow managed to get up and was okay. You can read more about it here.

The laws protecting animals are a joke. Like I said, if this accident had seen a person being thrown out of a vehicle like that, they'd be doing their damnedest to find the lorry driver.

As for the Stevenson case; I have heard nothing in the form of a response by the RSPCA or any other welfare organization. The dog died protecting her owner and the police have NEVER acknowledged her actions or pursued a conviction for her death. Sickening!!
 
Cocobeans said:
Apparently the horses loaded onto the rescue box good as gold. I think that's amazing - wouldn't you have thought they'd have acted up?
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Its a strange fact that horses load quite well into a recovery vehicle, apparently they don't associate the previous accident with transport. Just as well really.

Very lucky to get out of that.
 
Over2You said:
The horse on the back of the lorry was thrown out, circled in the air, and landed on his side on the ground. He somehow managed to get up and was okay. You can read more about it here.

The laws protecting animals are a joke. Like I said, if this accident had seen a person being thrown out of a vehicle like that, they'd be doing their damnedest to find the lorry driver.

As for the Stevenson case; I have heard nothing in the form of a response by the RSPCA or any other welfare organization. The dog died protecting her owner and the police have NEVER acknowledged her actions or pursued a conviction for her death. Sickening!!
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I agree,its awful!!And you know what else is sickening?In that link paul tapner said something like ''i dont know how its still alive'' .it?it??.im sorry but wheres the care?is he even bothered that his horse which he refers casually to as ''it'' is ok or is it just more money.what he said,it didnt even sound like he was that bothered,simply just something that happened!! :mad:
 
The foreign lorry driver definately stopped. The side was ripped out of his lorry and cab window smashed too so he didnt really have much choice!.
 
Over2You said:
If it had been a human being thrown up in the air like that, they would be doing all they could to find the lorry. Unfortunately, since it was only a horse, it won't be on top of their priority list. Look at the recent attack on Michael Stevenson, during which he was stabbed and his pet dog killed. The man responsible was caught, but the charges brought against him did not include his murdering the dog. The police's attitude towards animals makes me sick.

I am really glad all involved are physically okay. However, the mental scars will be a lot tougher to heal.
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Road Traffic accidents of this nature are taken very seriously indeed and I have no doubt that they are doing their very best to locate the driver responsible.

The police's perceived "attitude" towards animals is governed by the law and in Law the killing of a dog does not constitute Murder.

The police do not decide on the charges brought that is the role of the Crown Prosecution service who will usually charge the most serious offences in the circumstances. In this particular case the CPS will have judged that other lesser charges were not in the public interest to pursue of course those charges could be brought by the likes of the RSPCA. In this current climate no doubt cost also has a part to play in which charges are pursued.

So if you want to rant at anyone rant at the legal process and not the police, who are no doubt as sickened as the rest of us by the killing of the dog.
 
Magister said:
The foreign lorry driver definately stopped. The side was ripped out of his lorry and cab window smashed too so he didnt really have much choice!.
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Since there was no mention/photos of the foreign lorry in any of the articles I read, I just assumed it had cleared off and out of the picture. Where did you see the photo of the smashed lorry?
 
KarynK said:
Road Traffic accidents of this nature are taken very seriously indeed and I have no doubt that they are doing their very best to locate the driver responsible.

The police's perceived "attitude" towards animals is governed by the law and in Law the killing of a dog does not constitute Murder.

The police do not decide on the charges brought that is the role of the Crown Prosecution service who will usually charge the most serious offences in the circumstances. In this particular case the CPS will have judged that other lesser charges were not in the public interest to pursue of course those charges could be brought by the likes of the RSPCA. In this current climate no doubt cost also has a part to play in which charges are pursued.

So if you want to rant at anyone rant at the legal process and not the police, who are no doubt as sickened as the rest of us by the killing of the dog.
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It may be up to the CPS to hand out the punishments, but I think it is beyond reproach that the police NEVER praised the dog's efforts in ANY of their public statements. Plus, the guy responsible was NOT charged with animal cruelty. As for the RSPCA; I have yet to hear of them getting involved in this case. Then again, the police, RSPCA, etc, think it is okay to shoot 18 bullets into a horse!! :mad:
 
Over2You said:
Since there was no mention/photos of the foreign lorry in any of the articles I read, I just assumed it had cleared off and out of the picture. Where did you see the photo of the smashed lorry?
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I was there!. We are at a local yard and they called for help. I have a photo of the other lorry which I took on my phone which I will try to upload.
 
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Over2You said:
It may be up to the CPS to hand out the punishments, but I think it is beyond reproach that the police NEVER praised the dog's efforts in ANY of their public statements. Plus, the guy responsible was NOT charged with animal cruelty. As for the RSPCA; I have yet to hear of them getting involved in this case. Then again, the police, RSPCA, etc, think it is okay to shoot 18 bullets into a horse!! :mad:
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It is not up to the CPS to hand out punishments that is the role of the Judiciary, the CPS make decisions on what and when to charge and it is in fact the primacy of the RSPCA to bring charges for animal cruelty and if they say no its no, so why not ask them why??

Some police who have no experience with animals make mistakes that is what happens in organisations, sadly they are often judged by those mistakes and the good that they do goes unrecognised. But as a Horsewatch member working closely with the constabulary, I know first hand that there are many police officers and staff out there that care very much about the health and welfare of animals and go out of their way to make sure they are safe and well cared for.

My own personal experience with the RSPCA over the years when I have called them has been poor and they get bad publicity but again they are constrained in what they can and can't do by the law. Each time I have given them comprehensive feedback on their failures doing this helps as they don't always read forums.

If you want things changed then you have to look to the law and not blame law enforcement bodies for everything. So here you go put your energy into lobbying and get things changed after all this government have pledged themselves to listen.

Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, powers exist for secondary legislation and codes of practice to be made to promote the welfare of animals. The government is currently looking at a number of specific issues with a view to updating or bringing in new regulations or codes.
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Interesting photo,s . That horsebox would have been almost invisible in anything but the best conditions. It doesnt even have rear reflective strips(not compulsory but insane not to have). Clearly the artic driver thought he was following a moving vehicle and swerved when he realised. I have seen this all too often. I am glad the artic driver is OK. The moral of all this is that MEERELY BECAUSE YOUR LORRY/TRAILER CAN PASS A TEST THAT IS 20 YEARS BEHIND THE TIMES REGARDING LIGHTING AND MARKING, DOES NOT MEEN THAT YOUR HORSE WONT BE THE NEXT CASUALTY. Take a look at how commercial lorrys are marked up now and ask your self why!Oh yes trailers dont even get tested .
 
Mike007 said:
Interesting photo,s . That horsebox would have been almost invisible in anything but the best conditions. It doesnt even have rear reflective strips(not compulsory but insane not to have). Clearly the artic driver thought he was following a moving vehicle and swerved when he realised. I have seen this all too often. I am glad the artic driver is OK. The moral of all this is that MEERELY BECAUSE YOUR LORRY/TRAILER CAN PASS A TEST THAT IS 20 YEARS BEHIND THE TIMES REGARDING LIGHTING AND MARKING, DOES NOT MEEN THAT YOUR HORSE WONT BE THE NEXT CASUALTY. Take a look at how commercial lorrys are marked up now and ask your self why!Oh yes trailers dont even get tested .
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Sorry but what if he had hit a car or bus !!!! I dont know the circumstances like line of sight, the box is a good colour, yes its not a bad idea to fit outline tape and marker boards.. however it would be intresting to see how many hours the artic driver had done and speed he was doing thats if he had a chart in his tacho or there wasnt a magnet on the gearbox!!! hopefully one of vosa's finest has had a good look at both vehicles.. Needs people to think ....if they can pull of the road or limp a little further so to be in a safe place rather than just stopping in the middle of the road the moment there is a problem...
 
Wet gray overcast day , pelting rain. I was driving that day ,it was not nice to put it mildly ,to be driving a truck. No its not a good colour . Its a very bad colour in those conditions. This is an absolutely classic type of accident. Yes we must consider if the driver of the artic was driving legaly but had the horse box complied with its requirements . Triangle. Hazards etc . The driver hadnt even left the cab apparently.
 
Mike007 said:
Interesting photo,s . That horsebox would have been almost invisible in anything but the best conditions. It doesnt even have rear reflective strips(not compulsory but insane not to have). Clearly the artic driver thought he was following a moving vehicle and swerved when he realised. I have seen this all too often. I am glad the artic driver is OK. The moral of all this is that MEERELY BECAUSE YOUR LORRY/TRAILER CAN PASS A TEST THAT IS 20 YEARS BEHIND THE TIMES REGARDING LIGHTING AND MARKING, DOES NOT MEEN THAT YOUR HORSE WONT BE THE NEXT CASUALTY. Take a look at how commercial lorrys are marked up now and ask your self why!Oh yes trailers dont even get tested .
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The lorry driver should have noticed he has crossed onto the hard shoulder though surely, not just blindly line up behind a vehicle he sees ahead?
 
Believe me ,(I was incidentaly a Class 1 REME reccy mech)It happens all too often. Why do you think vosa are always telling us that if we break down on the hard sholder , to get out and get clear.
 
I know it happens- its just that your first post on the thread seemed to indicate you thought the fault lay with the horsebox and not the pillock who crashed into the back of it, apologies if this wasn't the case :)
 
millitiger said:
I know it happens- its just that your first post on the thread seemed to indicate you thought the fault lay with the horsebox and not the pillock who crashed into the back of it, apologies if this wasn't the case :)
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Dont apologise , because I suspect that a great deal of the fault lay with the horsebox.
 
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