Some years ago, before the F3 was finished, and you had to go up the coast on the Old Pacific Hwy, my uncle hit a grandmother and 2 young kids on a Predestrian crossing at Belmont.
He was in a fully landen Landcruiser(Old Leyland Brothers type) and towing a boat. They were packed to the hilt for a 2 week vacation and 5 people in the vehicle. It was pissing down with rain, night time and he was doing about 40kms, then this IDIOT (The father of the kids) just ran out from nowhere onto the crossing. My Uncle hit the brakes and started aqua plaining. He has basically led his mother and the 2 kids straight onto the crossing behind him. He stops and starts to go one way, then the other then dives out of the way in the last few seconds, leaving his mum and the kids to wear the full brunt of the accident.
In a similar trajic fate, the 4 year old had just gotten out of hospital, 3 months earlier, after 18 months recovering from a car accident. Needless to say, even though he was only traveling slowly, their injuries were horrific...
My uncle was initialy charged with negligent driving causing grieves bodily harm, but in court was exonerated.
Thankfully they all recoved from their injuries, but my uncle, and everyone in the car, are still haunted by it!
