A 65-year-old lorry driver from Lincolnshire has been jailed after his vehicle smashed into queuing traffic on the A17 at Newark, leaving two people with serious injuries.
One woman was left with serious life-changing injuries, and another said she felt “lucky to have survived” after believing “she was going to die that day”, after the crash on the afternoon of June 8, 2018.
Nottinghamshire Police have released the dashcam footage after David Price, of Chapel Lane in Many was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
He was jailed for causing serious injury by dangerous driving after pleading guilty at Nottingham Crown Court on November 7. He was also handed a 29-month driving ban.
Price was driving at around 55mph as he approached the queuing traffic, but he failed to react in time and smashed into the back of the Clio at 49mph. This then caused the Clio to collide into the back of an Audi A1, which was launched forward into the back of a lorry.
Tests showed that Price applied emergency braking when he was approximately 15 metres away from the Clio. At 55mph it would have taken approximately 50 metres for the lorry to apply emergency braking and stop.
The female driver of the Clio – a Leeds University student who was travelling from Norwich to Leeds – suffered serious life-changing injuries, including a bleed on her brain, a broken back, neck, arm, ribs and nose.
As a result of her injuries she needed a number of operations and had to withdraw from university.
The driver of the Audi, who was travelling to Leeds to visit her daughter, also suffered significant injuries. The injuries resulted in her having time off work.
In a victim personal statement she said she “believed she was going to die that day” and felt “lucky to have survived”.
Inspector Heather Sutton, Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for the Newark and Sherwood area, said: “We have issued the dashcam footage, with the agreement of the victims, as a warning to drivers to pay attention when behind the wheel.
“Price’s dangerous driving caused catastrophic life-changing injuries within the space of a few seconds.
“It could all have been avoided if he had paid attention when behind the wheel. Now he has time to reflect on the consequences of his actions in prison.”
*There was no photograph of Price available from Nottinghamshire Police
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We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a fail to stop in Welton, Lincoln.
It’s believed a black or grey 4×4 or SUV vehicle collided with a silver Mini Cooper that was parked along Cliff Road. The incident was reported just after 3pm today.
If you witnessed the collision or have dashcam footage available, please get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 275 of 1st July.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 275 of 1st July in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.
A snack bar in Lincoln has been told to make improvements in several areas after being given a one-star food hygiene rating.
Monks Road Snack Bar, located on 23 Monks Road, was visited by city council inspectors on May 25, 2022 and the rating was recently published on the Food Standards Agency’s website.
The standards found at the time of inspection showed that improvement was necessary in the areas of ‘hygienic food handling’ and the ‘Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building’.
It was also deemed that there was “major improvement necessary” relating to the ‘Management of food safety’.
Monks Road Snack Bar was previously given five-star ratings in June 2016 and September 2018.
The Lincolnite tried to contact the business on numerous occasions throughout the day on Friday, July 1 but the line was continuously engaged.
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