A [chav]cyclist has been jailed after admitting to using cannabis before causing a collision which left a female cyclist needing her leg amputated.plates".
Samuel James was jailed for three and a half years at Basildon Crown Court on Friday, the Basildon Echo (link is external) reports, the court hearing that the motorcyclist had "never passed a driving test, had no insurance and was travelling with fake
The 29-year-old was drug tested seven and a half hours after the horrific collision three years ago on St Nicholas Lane, Basildon, and was found to have 3.5 micrograms of THC in his system, the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis.punctures, fractures to her arms and legs, fractured ribs, and muscle-deep lacerations.
Prosecuting, Connall Bailie said "this level of THC during a collision is likely to significantly impair one's performance riding a motorcycle" and told the court that a witness had overheard James admitting the crash was his fault.
Less than a month after the crash the cyclist, who had been "in the road for two seconds when she was struck", had her right leg amputated below the knee. The collision had left her unconscious before she was rushed to a nearby hospital with lung
James was also taken to the same hospital in Basildon, where he was arrested by the police. Despite initially pleading not guilty and being interviewed twice following his arrest, at the first saying he could not recall the incident, the motorcyclistlater admitted responsibility and changed his plea on 25 October 2020.
Prosecuting, Mr Bailie told the court: "Following the incident, a witness overheard Mr James stating words to the effect of: 'It was their fault'. The victim was in the road for two seconds when she was struck by the defendant's Suzuki motorcyclecausing both parties to be lifted in the air.
"When Mr James got up he appeared to be more annoyed by the damage done to his motorcycle and indicated he thought the defendant was dead.
"This level of THC during a collision is likely to significantly impair one's performance riding a motorcycle. Mr James had also never passed a driving test, had no insurance and was travelling with fake plates, also failing to report the incident."
Speaking on behalf of James, Rhys Rosser said his client had "expressed his apology for what has happened" but accepted "nothing he can do or say can remedy the harm".
James was sentenced to 42 months in prison (three years and six months), and has been banned from driving for five years and nine months.
https://road.cc/content/news/motorcyclist-who-failed-drug-test-jailed-causing-crash-305603
On 11/12/2023 04:16 pm, Simon Mason wrote:
A [chav]cyclist has been jailed after admitting to using cannabis
before causing a collision which left a female cyclist needing her leg
amputated.
Samuel James was jailed for three and a half years at Basildon Crown
Court on Friday, the Basildon Echo (link is external) reports, the
court hearing that the motorcyclist had "never passed a driving test,
had no insurance and was travelling with fake plates".
The 29-year-old was drug tested seven and a half hours after the
horrific collision three years ago on St Nicholas Lane, Basildon, and
was found to have 3.5 micrograms of THC in his system, the principal
psychoactive constituent of cannabis.
Prosecuting, Connall Bailie said "this level of THC during a collision
is likely to significantly impair one's performance riding a
motorcycle" and told the court that a witness had overheard James
admitting the crash was his fault.
Less than a month after the crash the cyclist, who had been "in the
road for two seconds when she was struck", had her right leg amputated
below the knee. The collision had left her unconscious before she was
rushed to a nearby hospital with lung punctures, fractures to her arms
and legs, fractured ribs, and muscle-deep lacerations.
James was also taken to the same hospital in Basildon, where he was
arrested by the police. Despite initially pleading not guilty and
being interviewed twice following his arrest, at the first saying he
could not recall the incident, the motorcyclist later admitted
responsibility and changed his plea on 25 October 2020.
Prosecuting, Mr Bailie told the court: "Following the incident, a
witness overheard Mr James stating words to the effect of: 'It was
their fault'. The victim was in the road for two seconds when she was
struck by the defendant's Suzuki motorcycle causing both parties to be
lifted in the air.
"When Mr James got up he appeared to be more annoyed by the damage
done to his motorcycle and indicated he thought the defendant was dead.
"This level of THC during a collision is likely to significantly
impair one's performance riding a motorcycle. Mr James had also never
passed a driving test, had no insurance and was travelling with fake
plates, also failing to report the incident."
Speaking on behalf of James, Rhys Rosser said his client had
"expressed his apology for what has happened" but accepted "nothing he
can do or say can remedy the harm".
James was sentenced to 42 months in prison (three years and six
months), and has been banned from driving for five years and nine months.
https://road.cc/content/news/motorcyclist-who-failed-drug-test-jailed-causing-crash-305603
Never passed a driving test, had no insurance, travelling without valid numberplates and a druggie to boot.
How much better qualified to be a chav-cyclist is it possible to BE?
Mind you, May Sun is scraping the barrel, even for this case. After all,
the chav-cyclist (that's ALL he was qualified for) pleaded guilty in
late October 2020.
And with a sentence of three and a half years, he's probably been out,
riding another chav-cycle, for a while now, hasn't he?
On 11/12/2023 04:23 pm, JNugent wrote:
On 11/12/2023 04:16 pm, Simon Mason wrote:
A [chav]cyclist has been jailed after admitting to using cannabis
before causing a collision which left a female cyclist needing her leg
amputated.
Samuel James was jailed for three and a half years at Basildon Crown
Court on Friday, the Basildon Echo (link is external) reports, the
court hearing that the motorcyclist had "never passed a driving test,
had no insurance and was travelling with fake plates".
The 29-year-old was drug tested seven and a half hours after the
horrific collision three years ago on St Nicholas Lane, Basildon, and
was found to have 3.5 micrograms of THC in his system, the principal
psychoactive constituent of cannabis.
Prosecuting, Connall Bailie said "this level of THC during a collision
is likely to significantly impair one's performance riding a
motorcycle" and told the court that a witness had overheard James
admitting the crash was his fault.
Less than a month after the crash the cyclist, who had been "in the
road for two seconds when she was struck", had her right leg amputated
below the knee. The collision had left her unconscious before she was
rushed to a nearby hospital with lung punctures, fractures to her arms
and legs, fractured ribs, and muscle-deep lacerations.
James was also taken to the same hospital in Basildon, where he was
arrested by the police. Despite initially pleading not guilty and
being interviewed twice following his arrest, at the first saying he
could not recall the incident, the motorcyclist later admitted
responsibility and changed his plea on 25 October 2020.
Prosecuting, Mr Bailie told the court: "Following the incident, a
witness overheard Mr James stating words to the effect of: 'It was
their fault'. The victim was in the road for two seconds when she was
struck by the defendant's Suzuki motorcycle causing both parties to be
lifted in the air.
"When Mr James got up he appeared to be more annoyed by the damage
done to his motorcycle and indicated he thought the defendant was dead.
"This level of THC during a collision is likely to significantly
impair one's performance riding a motorcycle. Mr James had also never
passed a driving test, had no insurance and was travelling with fake
plates, also failing to report the incident."
Speaking on behalf of James, Rhys Rosser said his client had
"expressed his apology for what has happened" but accepted "nothing he
can do or say can remedy the harm".
James was sentenced to 42 months in prison (three years and six
months), and has been banned from driving for five years and nine months. >>
https://road.cc/content/news/motorcyclist-who-failed-drug-test-jailed-causing-crash-305603
Never passed a driving test, had no insurance, travelling without valid
numberplates and a druggie to boot.
How much better qualified to be a chav-cyclist is it possible to BE?
Mind you, May Sun is scraping the barrel, even for this case. After all,
the chav-cyclist (that's ALL he was qualified for) pleaded guilty in
late October 2020.
And with a sentence of three and a half years, he's probably been out,
riding another chav-cycle, for a while now, hasn't he?
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