Police officers’ son, 18, spared jail after killing two pedestrians in parents’ Audi while high on cannabis pictured for first time
He had twice the legal limit of the drug in his system
THESE are the first pictures of the police officers' son who was spared jail after killing two people while driving his parents' Audi while high on cannabis.
Max Coopey, 18, struck down father-of-three Jason Imi, 48, and his colleague John Shackley, 61, when he had twice the legal limit of the drug in his system.
As punishment he was ordered to carry out 100 hours' community service after pleading guilty to drug-driving.
Coopey, who had passed his test just two months before the crash, had already amassed five convictions for seven offences between the ages of 12 and 17.
Thames Valley Police did not prosecute him for causing death by dangerous or careless driving after their investigation concluded that his driving was not dangerous, and charged him instead for driving with drugs in his system.
STRING OF OFFENCES
The Crown Prosecution Service said it was not consulted over the case.
We had so many plans for our future together and I feel that has been stolen from us
Mr Imi's wife
Mr Patel said: "If you ask any member of the public, 'a guy is driving down the road, he's killed two people, and he was over the limit on cannabis, and he got 100 hours of community service', you just get the answer "what? are you kidding me?".'
The Crown Prosecution Service said they were not "consulted" over the case.
A police spokesman said: "Thames Valley Police liaised with the Crown Prosecution Service regarding this case, after a full and thorough investigation it was concluded that the evidence gathered did not meet the threshold to charge the driver with a standard of driving offence."
Sentencing, presiding magistrate Penny Wood said her "initial thinking" had been to jail Coopey, saying: "It can't be right to drive your car and knock down two people, innocent pedestrians and kill them."
However, she added: "There are no charges in relation to the standard of your driving on that day. But we can begin by saying so it can be heard by anyone in the court, that we take this extremely seriously."
Coopey has also been disqualified from driving for 24 months and charged £105 in costs, which his parents said they would pay.
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