A Namibian rally driver lost his appeal after getting convicted for six murders tied to a crash that killed three German tourists and three of his own passengers near Henties Bay. Jandré Dippenaar got 15 years behind bars when the Swakopmund Regional Court found him guilty of murder instead of just culpable homicide, which was the first time a road collision in Namibia led to murder charges rather than a lesser offense.
Judge Naomi Shivute backed the original ruling, saying Dippenaar passed cars at high speed over a blind hill despite warnings from other drivers who actually reported him to cops before the wreck happened. The court decided he knew his reckless driving could kill people, but did it anyway, and the sentence was not harsh enough to overturn.
Judge Naomi Shivute backed the original ruling, saying Dippenaar passed cars at high speed over a blind hill despite warnings from other drivers who actually reported him to cops before the wreck happened. The court decided he knew his reckless driving could kill people, but did it anyway, and the sentence was not harsh enough to overturn.
