I hope many of those commenting on this are never called to jury service. With a few honourable exceptions, all I can see are snap judgements, ignorance of the law and complete disregard for those who knew this young man and his family.
I make mistakes every time I drive. I make mistakes every time I ride a motorbike or a bicycle. I know that because I concentrate - hard - on every drive and ride. I have NEVER been in a car with someone who's perfect, and I would be very surprised if anyone here was a perfect driver. If you think you are, then I would suggest that you lack self-awareness or the capacity to be self-critical.
This was, in my opinion , a tragedy caused by youthful exuberance (we've all been there) and a driver who looked far enough up the road to see anyone travelling at perhaps 50mph towards him, but no further. It will have been a tragedy for both sides.