Post by The Dark Knight on Jun 22, 2024 8:16:07 GMT
Shortsighted taxi driver wins appeal over dangerous driving conviction
A shortsighted taxi driver who hit a young man as he walked along a poorly lit country lane has won his appeal against a conviction for dangerous driving.
Father-to-be Jack Brandon died after Abul Hussain hit him as he walked home in the middle of the night along New Road in Ditchling.
Hussain, 55, did not stop or report the collision, and when police tracked him down following a media appeal a few days later, told officers he thought he had hit a deer or a sheep.
However, an accident report found that because of the road layout, the lack of lighting and the fact Mr Brandon was walking in the left hand lane, no driver would have been able to avoid hitting him.
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/06/21/shortsighted-taxi-driver-wins-appeal-over-dangerous-driving-conviction/
A shortsighted taxi driver who hit a young man as he walked along a poorly lit country lane has won his appeal against a conviction for dangerous driving.
Father-to-be Jack Brandon died after Abul Hussain hit him as he walked home in the middle of the night along New Road in Ditchling.
Hussain, 55, did not stop or report the collision, and when police tracked him down following a media appeal a few days later, told officers he thought he had hit a deer or a sheep.
However, an accident report found that because of the road layout, the lack of lighting and the fact Mr Brandon was walking in the left hand lane, no driver would have been able to avoid hitting him.
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/06/21/shortsighted-taxi-driver-wins-appeal-over-dangerous-driving-conviction/