Mark Maccar alleged to have kicked pedestrian after running overher

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25404637-29277,00.html

A MOTORCYCLIST ran into an elderly pedestrian and then tried to kick her away
from his bike as she clung to it while he was attempting to flee, a court has
been told.

Joan Stafford, 69, was critically injured when the bike hit her as she crossed
Plenty Road in Preston, in Melbourne's north, about noon on Easter Sunday.

Mark Maccar, 24, of Mill Park, was on his way back from church when witnesses
saw him hit Ms Stafford, the Melbourne Magistrates Court has been told.

Senior Constable James Mitchell said witnesses saw Mr Maccar strike an object
and repeatedly kick at it with his left foot.

They later realised the object was an elderly woman who was caught across the
front of the bike where she had hung on for five to 10 metres, he said.

Sen Const Mitchell said the woman landed head-first on the road and suffered
head injuries and a broken leg.

He said Mr Maccar fled on his bike.

Before the incident, witnesses had reported Mr Maccar was doing "wheelies" and
travelling up to 85km/h in a 60km/h speed zone, he said.

Mr Maccar later allegedly confided to his motorcyclist friend riding alongside
him that he had hit someone and said he should not tell anyone.

Sen Const Mitchell said Mr Maccar's thoughts were only of his escape and he had
taken steps to alter his bike and hide parts that had broken off it.

Mr Maccar is charged with failing to stop at an accident and failing to render
assistance, negligently causing serious injury and dangerous driving causing
serious injury.

Police are opposing his bail application, saying he poses an unacceptable risk
of offending and interfering with witnesses.

Ms Stafford remains in a semi-conscious state in the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

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No doubt, this will be debated in court, and the relevance of such
emotional statements will be decided on.
"Clung" to the bike \ "caught across the front of the bike" are
entirely different things.
Further, to repeatedly kick at something over a distance of 5 or 10
metres would only seem possible if the bike
had significantly slowed or the rider had exceptional reflexes.
While the consequence of performing a rapid stop - how would one know
what to do at that exact instant?, would be
just guess work, seems to me that by doing so, the outcome for both
parties could have been worse. The only way
to maintain the stability of the bike and avoid the possibility of
both the bike and rider crashing down on the victim,
was to remove the thing causing the instability.
At this stage of proceedings, seems to me that the police PR
propaganda is all a bit rich.
None of that just written is meant to detract from the seriousness of
the incident.

 

What, and then ride away afterwards?

**** me dead I've read some incredibly dumb shit on Usenet, but this has to
be up there with the best of it.

 

I hope they throw the book at the prick (and for the cross posted groups
I ride a motorbike).

It's one thing to hit someone being an idiot on a bike (or with a car
for that matter) it's stupid... but it can happen.

It's quite another thing to ride off leaving a helpless person lying in
the middle of the road. That's a low act.


G-S

 

Indeed it is.

I'd like to see his sentence be death, but sadly we live in a country where
vehicle related crime goes largely unpunished.

 

It's stupid, but then he ran because he knew he was doing something wrong
himself (like speeding for example). But yeah, you're right. If he had of
done the normal decent thing and stopped to render assistance he'd be in a
lot less shit than he is now.

Personally, I hope he burns in hell.

 

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Ask the former Prime Minister John Howard, who was last seen after
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The Dutch Royal family seem to have busied themselves with a monumental
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The police media machine in Victoria is working overtime since it was
made public that a claim of slander is going to be brought against them
and the police media office: wolverine vampires anyone?

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advice returned on 8 April 2009.

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">Clung" to the bike \ "caught across the front of the bike" are

 

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I think it should be compulsory for internet service providers to do
screening tests before handing out "air time". It doesn't need to be
difficult or invasive, bust a basic pre-contract test.

Customer: "Hello, I'd like to get the internet on in my home please"
ISP: "No problems sir, but before we go there I need to ask. Are you a
fucking idiot?"
Customer: "Yes".
ISP: "Well, you can't have it then".

Such simple screening would save us all from the likes of this fucking
dickhead above, and other useless fucking brain dead sponges like Dawggie,
Jonz, Oz, and whatever other oxygen theifs you'd care to throw in.

I think it's time for a cull.

 

highly unlikely seeing the tosspot was seen speeding just prior to the
incident..


mh

 

There is a flaw with your theory...

said idiots would no doubt get the answer wrong and say "no".

Nice thought though


G-S

 

Hi Daryl.

Let me guess..... you don't ride a motorcycle.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Not like the strictly punishable pedestrian crimes. What's the penalty
for j-walking? $20? Just because the rider rode off, just because the
rider was observed breaking some law prior to the accident does not mean
the pedestrian is completely absolved of responsibility.

Nev..

 

Looking at the reported facts, the pedestrian was trapped or clinging to
the motorcycle after the collision and the motorcyclist didn't crash. I
haven't hit any pedestrians myself, but I'd say that was a very low
speed collision, and probable that the rider was not braking hard at the
time of the collision.

Nev..

 

What the **** does not stopping to render assistance have to do with riding
a motorcycle?

 

I don't think anyone ever said they were, however it's interesting to
observe how many people are willing to jump to the defence of some miserable
**** who has committed a low act.

I can't help wondering if that defence would be as strong if it was one of
your mothers who was kicked off the front of the bike.

 

Speed wouldn't matter if pedestrians looked before stepping off the
footpath.
I don't know the facts of this particular case but in most cases where a
pedestrian gets hit by a vehicle its the pedestrians fault and more
often than not its because they are drunk or drugged.
In either case if the rider had stopped and assisted the charges he
would be facing would be considerably less than what he's facing now and
his speed would be even less relevant.


Daryl

 

I'd agree that the collision was probably quite low speed, but I'd be
interested to know how you came to the conclusion that he probably wasn't
braking hard.

It's been reported in the media that he was some 25km/h over the posted
limit at the time of the accident (which was most likely his speed when he
started braking), and he apparently had to catch up to his friend after the
event (who it seems was oblivious to what went on). Given that the "victim"
survived and was apparently able to cling to the bike there's a high order
of probability that he was braking that hard that he was doing a "stoppie"
when he scooped the old lady up, came to enough of a stop to get her off the
bike, and took off again to catch up with his mate after he shit his pants
and decided to run.

 

I don't ride much lately but I do have a motorcycle license but what has
that to do with anything?
I hope you aren't suggesting he was better off running?


Daryl

 

Agreed but he made it very difficult for himself by running.


Daryl

 

ROFL...

Although I am not sure if the above mentioned Dawggie, Jonz, Oz would
find this funny.

Cheers.