Derbyshire Times news bulletin 23rd October

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.

00:03Five people have been arrested in Derbyshire as part of a national campaign focusing on young drivers and the fatal four,

00:10factors which are most often linked to serious injury or death on our roads.

00:15Derbyshire's road policing team took to the county's roads between September 23rd and October 6th

00:20to detect and educate younger motorists about the biggest risk factors leading to collisions.

00:25These include speeding or inappropriate speed, distractions such as using the mobile phone,

00:30driving under the influence of drink or drugs or not wearing a seatbelt.

00:34Last year, 34 people lost their lives in collisions and 473 people suffered serious injuries.

00:41A quarter of these involved drivers aged between the age of 17 and 25.

00:46During the campaign, officers detected 75 traffic offences amongst young motorists,

00:52with 41 of these being directly attributable to the fatal four offences.

00:57There were 15 cases involving mobile phones, 11 where seatbelts were not worn,

01:0210 where motorists were speeding and 5 where drivers were impeded through the use of drink or drugs.

01:07Two people aged 22 and 25 were arrested on suspicion of drug driving.

01:12Three people aged 19, 23 and 24 were arrested for drink driving

01:17and the 23-year-old was also arrested for driving without a licence or insurance and aggravated vehicle taking.

01:23Sergeant Scott Riley from Derbyshire's road policing team said

01:38By day, Derbyshire's Alex Horner rolls up for work at his family's bakery business in Derbyshire,

01:43but by night, he turns into a rock and roll star, wowing fans across the country.

01:48Alex is the new kid on the block as far as Elvis impersonators go,

01:52but he's already standing head and shoulders above the veterans, not least because he's 6 foot 4 inches tall.

01:57He said

01:58There aren't many Elvis tribute acts that are as tall.

02:01Alex, who lives in Tibshelf and works at the Bakehouse in South Normanton, has dyed his hair jet black to match Elvis

02:07and has watched numerous films and concert videos to mimic the moves and mannerisms of the legendary superstar.

02:12Young Elvis will be performing at the Black Swan Ashover on October 25th

02:16and you can catch him at gigs across Derbyshire this autumn and into the winter.

02:20Hello, my name is Alex Horner. I'm 20 years old from Tibshelf

02:25and I perform as a Young Elvis tribute artist and I'm going to be the next Elvis in Derbyshire and the best and in the world.

02:33How long have you been doing this for?

02:35About 6 months now. I've been doing it around 6 months.

02:39Have you played many places?

02:41Well, I've played from here in Derbyshire, of course, and I've been down to Western Supermare,

02:47we're looking at going to Skegness, Blackpool, getting all the way around Derbyshire though.

02:53If you love Derbyshire, you can't beat it.

02:55Any plans for the future as the tribute act?

02:58So I'm hopefully looking to go into doing competitions and hopefully winning the competitions to be the best Elvis in the world,

03:06hopefully, and voted by Greatest Land in America. I'd love to go there and perform there. That's my big dream.