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Tags: | crash, ely, injury |
Date time: | 11.32am, Friday 2nd November, 2012 |
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Facing: | North |
Added by: | simon |
Copyright: | Public domain |
Area: | Ely |
A crash happened here causing a cyclist to have a very severly damaged leg. The court found that the driver was at fault, but he only got a six point penalty and £300 costs.
Unfortunately this link is broken:
www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Cyclist-whose-leg-was-smashed-by-careless-driver-slams-justice-system-02112012.htm
but a search for "Cyclist whose leg was smashed by careless driver slams justice system" reveals a depressingly long list of other cases of lenient sentences handed to drivers who cause injuries from loss of limbs to permanent vegetative state.
Collisons in this area
www.cyclestreets.net/collisions/
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