In June 2009, Anthony Smith, 20-year-old who stole a Silver Cab taxi and involved in road accident. After Smith stole the taxi, he drove through a red light in Sydney and crashed into another car. In this accident, the other car's driver, Wissam Ahmad. 20-year-old was killed, while the other two passengers was critically injured. In May 2010, Smith pleaded guilty for his dangerous driving which cause death and injuries. He was charged and sentenced to six years jail with a four year and seven months non-parole period. Additionally, his licence was suspended for five years. His lawyer Stephen Alexander claimed that Smith's behaviour and action was caused by youth recklessness.
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Safety comes first. All the road users should be careful and take full responsibility to ensure that the road is safe and free from accident. Besides that, they should obey the traffic rule and regulations. If everyone are caution and follow the law, road accidents can be minimised.
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