US tourist who killed mother of two while driving rental car gets suspended sentence (opens original article in a new tab)

A US tourist received a suspended six-month sentence for accidentally killing a mother of two by hitting the accelerator instead of the brake while parking a rental car.

• US tourist caused death of pedestrian by mistakenly accelerating instead of braking
• Judge suspended prison sentence for 2 years due to remorse and good character
• Victim was a 44-year-old mother of two killed during family holiday