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Another driver faces jail - should not have been there
"A MAN who caused the death of a 67-year-old cyclist at a York roundabout
has been warned he could face jail. Derek Duffill suffered fatal head injuries when Coffey Rowan McGuffog's pick-up truck knocked him off his cycle near his home. McGuffog had no licence and had obtained car insurance by twice deceiving financial companies. On the day he was due to stand trial, McGuffog, 40, of Lilbourne Drive, Clifton, York, pleaded guilty to causing Mr Duffill's death while driving without a licence. He had earlier admitted two charges of obtaining insurance by deception. Judge Colin Burn said: "You should be aware your driving on those terms has resulted, without regard to the manner of your driving, in the death of someone else. One of the options the court will be bound to consider will be a custodial sentence of some form." http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9275...lling_cyclist/ -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
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Another driver faces jail - should not have been there
Three weeks to organise his affairs.
QUOTE: A Polish motorist was banned from driving by a judge yesterday after he admitted killing a passenger when his car left the road and hit a tree. Piotr Koch will be sentenced next month after he pleaded guilty to causing the death of 21-year-old Diana Priede during a hearing at Lincoln Crown Court. Miss Priede, who lived in Boston, died on Saturday 30 April after the car Koch was driving left the A52 Grantham Road near Osbournby, and entered a field. 26-year-old Koch, from Wyberton, near Boston, was unhurt. Miss Priede, from Latvia, was freed from the wreckage but died on her way to Pilgrim Hospital. Two other male passengers, aged 21 and 24, were also injured. Phil Howes, prosecuting, asked for sentence on Koch to be adjourned for three weeks so victim impact statements could be taken from Miss Priede's family in Latvia. Mr Howes said: "They will not be travelling to the court for the sentence so it is important that they are taken into consideration." Liz Hart, mitigating, told the court Koch would not be requesting a probation report as a prison sentence was inevitable. Miss Hart added: "He knows that. There is nothing I can not tell the court about him. He is a young man with motoring convictions but nothing else." Judge Sean Morris granted Koch bail until he is sentenced at the end of the October and imposed an interim driving disqualification on him. "You have three weeks to organise your affairs as a custodial sentence is inevitable," Judge Morris warned Koch. "In the meantime I make an interim disqualification from driving which means you can not drive at all. "This was a bad error of judgement." http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/new...rash_1_3114546 -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
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Another driver faces jail - should not have been there
Show off and get jailed.
"A BANNED motorist who was nearly twice the drink drive limit has been jailed for causing a high speed crash, which left three other people in hospital. Ashley Booth was estimated to be driving at 80mph in a 30mph zone when he crashed into the back of a stationary Seat Ibiza, Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard yesterday." His red Vauxhall Astra then careered across the other side of the road and smashed head-on into a Suzuki Alto heading in the opposite direction, before ending up on its side. The two women who were driving the cars which Booth crashed into suffered cuts, bruises and fractured bones and had to be cut free from their vehicles by firefighters. Judge Paul Glenn said it was 'amazing' that nobody was killed in the crash, which happened on Cheadle Road, Tean, at 6.30am on February 24. The court heard yesterday that Booth, aged 22, of Coplow Avenue, Tean, had only recently bought the car and was 'showing it off' prior to the crash. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk...ail/story.html -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
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Another driver faces jail - should not have been there
On 20/10/2011 09:30, Simon Mason wrote:
Show off and get jailed. "A BANNED motorist who was nearly twice the drink drive limit has been jailed for causing a high speed crash, which left three other people in hospital. Ashley Booth was estimated to be driving at 80mph in a 30mph zone when he crashed into the back of a stationary Seat Ibiza, Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard yesterday." His red Vauxhall Astra then careered across the other side of the road and smashed head-on into a Suzuki Alto heading in the opposite direction, before ending up on its side. The two women who were driving the cars which Booth crashed into suffered cuts, bruises and fractured bones and had to be cut free from their vehicles by firefighters. Judge Paul Glenn said it was 'amazing' that nobody was killed in the crash, which happened on Cheadle Road, Tean, at 6.30am on February 24. The court heard yesterday that Booth, aged 22, of Coplow Avenue, Tean, had only recently bought the car and was 'showing it off' prior to the crash. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk...ail/story.html Why are these stories not being posted in an appropriate newsgroup (eg, uk.transport)? |
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Another driver faces jail - should not have been there
BANNED car thief James Jools stole the BMW 320 which ploughed into Diane
Kennedy just hours before the devastating crash. Jools, and accomplice Karl Atkinson, 19, raided two homes in Accrington during the night, as their victims slept. They took the car keys, drove off in the vehicles and stole petrol from filling stations. Andrew Smith, prosecuting, said at about 4.30pm, on July 14, the defendants arrived at a house in Accrington, where a friend of Atkinson's lived.Atkinson was bragging about his new Rover MG. Jools was sitting in the BMW. At about 6.30pm, Atkinson was arrested at the property. He was drunk and the Rover keys were found. The MG, which was damaged, was recovered. Mr Smith told Burnley Crown Court that at about 7pm, police became aware of the stolen BMW in Platt Close, Accrington. They followed it and pulled alongside, but Jools sped off. Officers tried to block the mouth of a junction in Chester Street, Accrington, and the defendant then reversed at speed and hit a police vehicle. Jools made off with his wheels screeching and ended up in Union Road, Oswaldtwistle. Police, who described the defendant's speed as 'considerable' decided to stay a reasonable distance behind. When they arrived in Union Road, they were met by a cloud of smoke and the remnants of a heavy collision. The prosecutor said Jools hit Ms Kennedy's car, ran off, but was detained shortly after. After the incident, Ms Kennedy had to move back in with her parents as she struggled to do everyday tasks. The defendants, who shared the same house in Bishop Street, Accrington, each admitted two counts of burglary, two of theft and one of making off without payment. Atkinson, a 'three strike ' burglar facing a minimum of three years behind bars, was in breach of two suspended terms of detention. He had also been convicted of a separate offence of common assault, after he punched a woman, and had also admitted drink driving, no insurance and no licence. He was sent to custody for three-and-a-half years and disqualified for 18 months. His co-defendant Jools also pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified and no insurance. He was banned for five years, jailed for four and must take an extended driving test. For Atkinson, Richard Bennett said he had been drinking too much. Kevin Preston, defending Jools, said he expressed his 'great remorse' for his actions. http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/ne...s_after_smash/ -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
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Another driver faces jail - should not have been there
On 07/11/2011 16:57, Simon Mason wrote:
BANNED car thief James Jools stole the BMW 320 which ploughed into Diane Kennedy just hours before the devastating crash. Jools, and accomplice Karl Atkinson, 19, raided two homes in Accrington during the night, as their victims slept. They took the car keys, drove off in the vehicles and stole petrol from filling stations. Andrew Smith, prosecuting, said at about 4.30pm, on July 14, the defendants arrived at a house in Accrington, where a friend of Atkinson's lived.Atkinson was bragging about his new Rover MG. Jools was sitting in the BMW. [ ... ] http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/ne...s_after_smash/ As a Lancastrian (ie, one who is entitled to toast The Duke of Lancaster rather than the Monarch), I am grieved to see such an example of semi-literacy (at best) emanating from the County Palatine. |
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Another driver faces jail - should not have been there
AN UNLICENSED and uninsured driver who caused a crash that killed his
teenage girlfriend has been sent to a young offenders' institution for a year. Chad Butler took his mother's car without her permission to take his girlfriend Amy Morgan to Alton Towers, Stafford Crown Court heard.But on the way, their Ford Fiesta veered into the path of an oncoming Renault in Denstone Lane, Alton. In the crash, Amy, aged 17, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered a serious neck injury. An off duty policeman, Philip Braham-Jones, travelling in the car behind, tried to staunch the bleeding, but a doctor called to the scene pronounced her dead. Paul Farrow, prosecuting, said Butler was "hysterical" and shouted: "It wasn't my fault - she was hitting me." A couple in the Renault, local farmers Ivy and Anthony Ede, together with a cousin, Annie Farmer, escaped with relatively minor injuries. Butler, aged 20, of Gladstone Street, Leicester, admitted charges of causing death by careless driving, aggravated vehicle taking and driving without insurance. The court heard he was not even a provisional licence holder and had never had a driving lesson. Along with the custodial sentence, he was also banned from driving for seven years. Judge Michael Challinor told him: "You are responsible for all the suffering in this court today. She was only 17 - she had her whole life ahead of her. It's pure chance that the occupants of the other vehicle weren't killed or seriously injured." Mr Farrow said the crash happened on August 10. The defendant's mother was away on holiday in Greece and had not given permission for her son to drive her car. Butler and Amy spent the previous night together and she had a two for the price of one ticket to Alton Towers. The driver of a car following the Fiesta towards the theme park noted it drifted across the white centre line. Mrs Ede, behind the wheel of the Renault, tried to move out of the way of the Fiesta, but they collided and the Fiesta sustained heavy offside damage. When questioned, Butler told police that Amy, who came from Leicester, had been stroking his leg, he was distracted by her actions and hadn't seen the oncoming car until it was too late. Darron Whitehead, defending, said: "What precisely took place in that car we'll never know, what is plain is, his attention was taken off driving." The B5032, where the accident happened, is used by many people heading to Alton Towers and Denstone, Rocester and Alton villagers have fought a long-running campaign for a relief road. Long-serving Rocester parish councillor Dennis Barlow said: "We have been campaigning for a relief road for many years, but I do not think it will happen because of funding. We have also been calling for the speed limit to be reduced." A relief road was ruled out by the owners of Alton Towers after costs escalated to £13 million http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk...ail/story.html -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
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Another driver faces jail - should not have been there
"BURGLARS fleeing in a stolen van rammed police cars three times and
injured an officer in a high-speed chase along one of the region's busiest roads. One police officer described the drama as the worst piece of driving he had ever seen." http://www.thisishullandeastriding.c...ail/story.html -- Simon Mason |
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