Woman jailed over cheeseball murder

Reuters ^ | 4/22/10 | Rob Taylor

[Sax]

(Reuters) - An Australian woman who ran down and killed a man who threw cheese-flavored snacks at her car was jailed Thursday for 25 years.

"She clearly wanted to teach the young men a lesson," the Australian Associated Press quoted judge Howie as saying as he sentenced Ward to jail for a minimum 18 years.

The jury was told Ward, 39, had drunk two bottles of wine and used cannabis, amphetamine drugs and anti-depressants before getting into her car in Sydney's northern suburbs on June 7, 2008.

She decided impulsively to use the vehicle as a weapon after Westlake threw the snacks at her car as a joke while walking home with his brother and a group of friends.

The judge said while there was more involved than Westlake's brother and friends claimed, an "incensed" Ward had driven directly at Westlake after a brief physical altercation with the group, running him over and killing him.

[a fool in paradise]

I think that is going to be BObama’s re-election campaign slogan.

[Above My Pay Grade]

“two bottles of wine and used cannabis, amphetamine drugs and anti-depressants “

The Libertarians have a word for that combination: “breakfast”.

[calex59]

The jury was told Ward, 39, had drunk two bottles of wine and used cannabis, amphetamine drugs and anti-depressants before getting into her car in Sydney's northern suburbs on June 7, 2008.

So this wasn't just a case of "he pissed me off". She was totally wasted and had no control over her brain. She is lucky she didn't get the death penalty(do they do that in Oz?).

[DarthVader]

She thought she was Mad Max.

[elcid1970]

On a Vince & Larry crash dummies PSA:

“Let’s hit the road, ya hungry, pal?”

“Yeah, we’ll do some donuts on the way in!”

;^)

[Slings and Arrows]

An Australian woman who ran down and killed a man who threw cheese-flavored snacks at her car was jailed Thursday for 25 years.

That's illegal?