On 19/01/2024 01:16 pm, Simon Mason wrote:

A driver who fled after causing a crash at a busy Northampton junction has been fined £1,000 by magistrates. > > According to court documents, 34-year-old Ryan Pottsworth, was

behind the wheel of a MG ZS Excite when it drove into the wrong lane and
went through a red light at the Cock Hotel junction in Kingsthorpe,
before then colliding with a Land Rover Range Rover. In a statement of
facts, it was alleged that Pottsworth “decamped from the vehicle and
ran,” following the collision and only contacted police to report
details of the incident two days later.> > The Range Rover, which was travelling from Harborough Road towards Mill Lane and had right of way,
was written off following the collision on June 9, 2023. The driver also suffered injuries in the smash, which was captured on dash cam and
CCTV.> > Pottsworth, of Wycar Road, Bilsthorpe, near Nottingham,
admitted driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a public road
without due care and attention when he appeared at Northampton
Magistrates’ Court on January 8, 2024. He also pleaded guilty to failing
to stop after a road accident and failing to report a road accident to
police within 24 hours.> > In addition to the £1,000 fine, magistrates
also ordered him to pay a total of £510 towards prosecution costs and a surcharge to fund victim services. His driving record was also endorsed
with eight penalty points.> > https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/crime/magistrates-fine-driver-who-fled-after-causing-crash-at-busy-northampton-junction-4484536

Eight points is bad enough, but probably better than a 10-year DD
endorsement and a year or more's disqualification.

NOT, of course, that I am saying any of that applies or applied in the
instant case.

Just saying...

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