Just under a year later a driver is due before the courts.
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon May 26, 2008 6:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Girl dies falling out of cab |
Driver held after taxi death A taxi driver has been arrested in connection with the death of a young woman who fell from a moving vehicle. Katie Bennett, 22, suffered severe head injuries after falling out of the hackney carriage in Newchapel, north Staffordshire, in the early hours of Saturday. She was taken to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire where she died on Monday morning, Staffordshire Police said. A police spokesman said: "I can now confirm that the taxi driver involved has been arrested and is helping police with our inquiry. "Sadly the young lady involved, Katie Louise Bennett, aged 22 years, from the Newchapel area, passed away this morning." Miss Bennett and six friends had taken the taxi from Hanley town centre, in Stoke-on-Trent, to the high street in Newchapel, at 2am, police said. Detectives had appealed for the driver of the large dark-coloured people carrier taxi to come forward. The spokesman said: "On arrival, several of the passengers had left the vehicle. However, one passenger remained in the vehicle, which then moved off. "That passenger then fell from the vehicle whilst in motion and suffered severe head injuries as a result." Police are liaising with the coroner and are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information about the incident to contact them at Newcastle-under-Lyme station on 01785 234901 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:54 pm ] |
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Just under a year later a driver is due before the courts.
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/ne ... ticle.html |
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| Author: | Smoked Glass [ Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:36 am ] |
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GUILTY |
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| Author: | Stationtone [ Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:36 am ] |
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This is another example of just how bad this job can be .No matter what the circumstance, it is sad around. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:57 am ] |
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Smoked Glass wrote: GUILTY
I think the law says something like not guilty until proven otherwise. 
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| Author: | toots [ Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:27 am ] |
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Quote: Just under a year later a driver is due before the courts.
It's a good job our services aren't so slow 
This is a tragic case as are most cases that result in a death, but, one has to wonder why he never checked his vehicle before he drove off
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| Author: | Smoked Glass [ Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:32 pm ] |
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toots wrote: Quote: Just under a year later a driver is due before the courts. It's a good job our services aren't so slow This is a tragic case as are most cases that result in a death, but, one has to wonder why he never checked his vehicle before he drove off |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:51 pm ] |
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Smoked Glass wrote: He is automatically guilty because he drove away,
He might be guilty of driving away from an incident, but he has been charged with causing her death by dangerous driving. Two separate offences. He may well have pleaded guilty to driving away in a lower court, but even there there is a defence if by staying he was liable to be assaulted by others. |
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