article_snippet: Everyone has made a mistake and almost always Everyone don't result in any consequences let alone the death of an individual,' David Toal said.
article_snippet: There is nothing to suggest you are a callous man, you were in deep shock and now you have expressed your remorse. '
article_snippet: But that cannot excuse what you did.
article_snippet: Mr Ambrey added: 'You made a conscious decision to drive off, confident that you would not be traced and if you were you could maintain the lie. '
article_snippet: and you could drive home, make no call to anyone and go to bed. '
article_snippet: You either did not think about or care about who happened upon the scene that you left behind.
article_snippet: You also lied about the taxi driver and that you had done what you could, and then left the scene. '
article_snippet: I'm afraid they were all calculated lies.'