7.2.1 A case for the courts
The case study begins with an incident described in Box 11.
Box 11 The facts
Shanice was driving to work at 8 a.m. on 5 March at the same time that Arjun was driving his young children to school. The children started arguing in the back seat. Distracted by their shouting, Arjun failed to notice Shanice’s car approaching as he made a right turn. His car hit hers, causing damage to both cars.
The police and an ambulance attended the scene, where Arjun admitted what had happened. Shanice suffered a concussion and broken ribs. She had to take four weeks off work to recover.