Post by acnedriver on Oct 20, 2023 6:27:35 GMT
Taxi driver guilty of dangerous driving after Ditchling collision that left father-to-be from Hassocks dead.
A court head that Abul Hussain, 55, of Downside, Shoreham, was not wearing his glasses when his taxi hit Jack Brandon, 22, while he walking home on an unlit road in July 2022.
Hussain will be sentenced on December 13.
Brighton and Hove Magistrates Court heard how a traffic investigation concluded that even if Hussain had been wearing glasses, he still would not have seen Mr Brandon in time to avoid hitting him on New Road, Ditchling.
But magistrates said Hussain’s poor vision meant driving without glasses was dangerous, as he could not read a number plate at no more than 4.9m. The DVLA requirement is 20m.
Magistrates said they did not believe Hussain when he said he thought he had hit a deer or sheep, so was guilty of failing to stop after an accident and failing to report it.
SussexWorld.
A court head that Abul Hussain, 55, of Downside, Shoreham, was not wearing his glasses when his taxi hit Jack Brandon, 22, while he walking home on an unlit road in July 2022.
Hussain will be sentenced on December 13.
Brighton and Hove Magistrates Court heard how a traffic investigation concluded that even if Hussain had been wearing glasses, he still would not have seen Mr Brandon in time to avoid hitting him on New Road, Ditchling.
But magistrates said Hussain’s poor vision meant driving without glasses was dangerous, as he could not read a number plate at no more than 4.9m. The DVLA requirement is 20m.
Magistrates said they did not believe Hussain when he said he thought he had hit a deer or sheep, so was guilty of failing to stop after an accident and failing to report it.
SussexWorld.