Drink/drive; blood sample at the hospital
What are the rules for taking a blood sample from a badly injured suspected driver who has been taken to the hospital following a road accident? The circumstances when a suspected driver is taken to hospital are generally when a road accident has occurred and the driver has been…
Failing to stop after an accident
If you have an accident on the road, you must stop and exchange details. If you continue your journey without stopping, for any distance, an explanation will be required. I represented a driver recently who had driven a considerable distance after being involved in a road traffic accident. The explanation…
The importance of examining the evidence
My client was charged with driving without due care and attention at Redhill Magistrates’ Court. The other driver claimed that my client had rammed him! Fortunately, photographs existed of the damage to the vehicles. These photographs confirmed that the damage was consistent with a side on side collision, rather than…
Use of Visual Aids in Court
I represented a probationer driver (within 2 years of passing his test) at Redhill Magistrate’ Court. He was charged with failing to stop and failing to report an accident. The two charges could attract up to 10 penalty points; being a probationer driver he would lose his licence if he…