An Everyday Story of West Country Life -

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Mon 17 Feb 2003 21:14
An Everyday Story of West Country Life - - Union Jack
Times, although not exact, are reasonably accurate in the following sad, short, but seemingly all too typical, story of an accident which occurred some 300 yards from my house in the early hours of Friday morning:

1.45 am Party of four, two men and two women, leave local nightclub by car after a major argument, subject unknown .....

1.50 am Car, a Vauxhall Callibra, is stopped by police patrol car after being see driven erratically in town. Driver, a 29 year old man, is breath tested and, the test having proved negative, is allowed to proceed after being warned about the standard of his driving.

2.00 am Driver, proceeding uphill on long straight A-road through built-up area, at a post-accident estimate of some 80 mph, loses control, mounts barrier-free narrow median strip between carriageways, crosses other carriageway, and mounts pavement at an acute angle. On impact, right rear side collides with high wall on far side of road, left front side brought up all standing by 30 foot high metal street lamp. Male front seat passenger of 23 and female of 24, a mother of one, seated behind driver killed outright, female left rear passenger of 23 seriously injured. Driver, miraculously uninjured, does a runner ....

2.10 am Police helicopter hovering over my house, with thermal imaging equipment presumably in use, in hot, but unsuccessful, pursuit of driver.

2.40 am Driver arrested at home, having called police, not to report the accident (albeit somewhat belatedly), but to report the theft of the Callibra .....

Tonight's local paper names victims, and announces that driver has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, six other motoring offences, and, not surprisingly, attempting to pervert the course of justice. Bailed by local magistrates, prior to Crown Court appearance later this week, on condition that he remains out of town - which is, in the circumstances, probably wise if he is to remain uninjured.

Jack
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Mon 17 Feb 2003 22:48
An Everyday Story of West Country Life - - Pugugly {P}
Martin consider locking this thread. I would be concerened about general comments about a specific case at this stage of the process.
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Tue 18 Feb 2003 00:20
An Everyday Story of West Country Life - - Mark (RLBS)
Since PU is the expert, I'm takng his advice. This thread is locked and may disappear in the morning when I have thought about it.

Mark.
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