[Arthalion]

She could have known all the "rudiments" as you say and still had the accident. Some people are simply unsuited for driving.

As her parent, it's his responsibility to ensure that she doesn't drive until she IS suited. It's quite obvious that she didn't know how to turn or stop the vehicle, and he was negligent in giving her control of it. It was HIS JOB to ensure that she couldn't hurt anybody, and he not only failed to do that, he deliberately did so in a place where there were innocent people around.

[tfecw]

"and he not only failed to do that, he deliberately did so in a place where there were innocent people around."

Deliberately? get real. This was an accident. They happen.