Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence
- Country
- England & Wales
- Hearing Date
- 21 August 2013
- Court Location
- Bristol Crown Court
- Judge
- Judge Geoffrey Mercer QC
- Case Number
- T20137223
- Name
- Data Anonymised
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Co-Defendant/s
- No
Offence/s
- Order
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Details:
Disqualified from Driving For :- 5 Year/s - Sentence notes
- Ordered to take an extended re-test
- Length
- 3 Months
- To run
- Concurrent
Sentencing Details
- Total Sentence
- 3 Years
- Likely Release / Eligibility Date
- 21/2/2015
- Sentenced Upon
- Conviction After Trial
- Distinguishing Features / Details
- She was found guilty of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in Bristol on 28 April 2013. She pleaded guilty to assault after she head-butted a 16-year-old girl. She was found not guilty of causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent. Four people were injured (two children aged 12 and 14, a man and a woman) when she crashed her vehicle into a kebab shop.
The judge said: "I have not the slightest doubt, on the evidence, that you were driving in anger. Your anger may have been directed specifically at someone other than the person you struck with your car. But the reality is you drove in such a way in your anger that you had no regard as to who mightbe in you way. Four people were hurt, one seriously... and I have no doubt the injuries he sustained have had, and will continue to have, a significant effect on his life... It is a matter of pure fortune that the injuries were not worse and that somebody was not killed." - Case Timeline
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Legal Teams & Authorities
- Chambers
- 25 Bedford Row
- Barrister
- Chester Andoe Michael Beyts
- Authority
- CPS South West (CPS Bristol)
- Chambers
- Guildhall Chambers
- Barrister
- David Robert Scutt
- Police Area
- Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Defence Team
Prosecuting Team
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