Police release dashcam footage of driver nearly hitting woman with buggy on Zebra crossing
- 4 months ago
A driver who narrowly missed a woman pushing a buggy over a zebra crossing has become the first to get a suspended prison sentence - thanks to the work of the West Midlands Police dashcam review team.
The motorist was filmed driving on the wrong side of the road and over the white lines after the woman had already started crossing.
Another motorist caught the near miss, which happened on Yardley Wood Road, Billesley, on camera and sent it to the police.
The driver was summonsed to court, where they admitted dangerous driving. They were jailed for 24 weeks, suspended for a year, and banned from driving for a year.
They were fined £400 and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work.
Police released the footage today (December 30), along with a clip of a driver performing a U-turn on the Aston Expressway, and another driver heading down a shared-use route for pedestrians and cyclists and straight into the path of a girl on a skateboard. She’s seen throwing her arms up in disbelief as the driver passes her with inches to spare.
The motorist was filmed driving on the wrong side of the road and over the white lines after the woman had already started crossing.
Another motorist caught the near miss, which happened on Yardley Wood Road, Billesley, on camera and sent it to the police.
The driver was summonsed to court, where they admitted dangerous driving. They were jailed for 24 weeks, suspended for a year, and banned from driving for a year.
They were fined £400 and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work.
Police released the footage today (December 30), along with a clip of a driver performing a U-turn on the Aston Expressway, and another driver heading down a shared-use route for pedestrians and cyclists and straight into the path of a girl on a skateboard. She’s seen throwing her arms up in disbelief as the driver passes her with inches to spare.