The Editor,
Re. "10 charges in women's deaths" (The Tri-City News, Feb. 23).
The tragic deaths of two young women last Saturday in Coquitlam - at night, struck by a hit and run driver - should lead to changes so they did not die in vain.
• Penalties for leaving the scene of an accident should be as severe as for drinking and driving. Besides having no regard for those they have maimed or killed, it is too easy for a drunk driver to hit and run, go home, drink more and claim the blood alcohol level was raised because he or she was shaken and went home for a drink after the crash.
• In Spain, it is the law that every driver must carry a high-visibility yellow/silver or orange/red vest under the front seat of their vehicle and use it when getting out of the car because of a breakdown or crash. These cost $10 and could be sold conveniently at gas stations and BCAA or given away by ICBC.
Rodney Glynn-Morris,West Vancouver
