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Cannabis 'Turned Dad Into A Killer'
DailyRecord.co.uk | 02/03/2006

A JUDGE yesterday blamed cannabis for turning a young dad into a psychotic killer.

David Whitnall, 26, was jailed for six years for causing a mum's death by dangerous driving after his regular use of the class C drug was linked to his mental illness.

A court heard how Whitnall, who has a five-year-old son, killed a woman and seriously injured her husband after ramming their car.

Whitnall reached speeds of 130mph while steering his sports car with his knees.

He was hallucinating when he ploughed into Gordon and Susan Legg after weaving in and out of traffic for 50 miles, Leeds Crown Court heard.

The couple were on holiday, travelling on the M62 near Selby, Yorkshire, when Whitnall hit them from behind.

Their small Fiat was shunted 200 yards before crashing into the central reservation and being hit by three more cars.

Mum-of-three Susan, 48, died at the scene while Gordon, 50, spent four weeks fighting for life.

Whitnall, who runs his own car spray painting business in Manchester, escaped unscathed and was arrested at the scene while still acting erratically.

A bag of skunk marijuana was found stuffed down his jeans.

The court heard how a large amount of cannabis was still in his bloodstream and he was a heavy, habitual and long-term drug user.

Judge James Stewart said it was clear Whitnall's drug use had caused the tragedy.

He added: "This case provides strong evidence of a link between heavy and prolonged cannabis abuse and mental illness."

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PotShot

Quack! Quack! Quack!

Ok, even if cannabis was the cause of this guy's madness... he still needed help from a sports car to cause this accident. Don't blame cannabis, blame the sports car! We need to prohibit the operation of vehicals that can drive faster than 15 mph! Duh.

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Osirix

These posts trip me out.. makes me rethink smoking mary jane. Is it proven that mary does not cause mental illness after prolonged use?

TheNewGuy

Wait, how did they determine that he was hallucinating when he crashed into them? Hey, you know what I think killed those people? CRASHING INTO THEM AT 130MPH!! I'm pretty sure that driving 130mph anywhere is automatically going to increase the chance of dying or killing someone by alot, but hey, thats just me.

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JC39

Was that in a tabloid newspaper?

 

johnnyd

How about blaming the guy. He was doing 130 mph and driving with his knees. Marijuana didn't make him stupid, he was already that way.

gob

I think the studies have proven that those that are psycotic were that way before their use of pot. The prohibitionists will use any means possible to discredit marijuana.....I am over 60 years old and I am not experiencing any adverse effects except the munchies....