The case of a family man who left a 16-year-old boy on the side of the road showed “horrible consequences” of drunk driving, police said.
Bruno Viveiros, 40, was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday by Oxford judge Ian Pringle KC registrar. he said: You can read coverage of the sentencing hearing here.
Van driver Viveiros rammed the 16-year-old victim while he was waiting for a bus at his home on Middleton Stoney Road in Bicester on the night of March 19 last year.
Police saw the boy’s bloody body on the side of the road and followed the wreckage to where the driver had parked his van a few meters from his home, spilling diesel fuel.
Officers made several attempts to wake the dangerous driver, who was later found to have exceeded the DUI limit by more than three times.
Welcoming the three-year prison sentence imposed on Viveiros, Bicester Road Policing Unit PC Harry Welch said:
“Viveiros was sentenced to three years in prison, but I know what happened to the victim that night and the trauma he and his family suffered was immeasurable.”
“I would like to thank all the officers and partner agencies involved in the case, but most of all, I would like to thank the victims and their families for their patience and support throughout this investigation.
Chesterton’s The Green’s Viveiros has admitted he suffered serious injuries from dangerous driving and drunken driving. need to do it.
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