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BreakingNews.ie
3 days ago
- BreakingNews.ie
Gardaí forced to use stinger after pursuit of cocaine-fuelled driver
Gardaí were involved in a dramatic high-speed pursuit after a suspected drug-driver fled a checkpoint in Co Donegal. The driver was initially stopped at a checkpoint at Bridgend on the Donegal-Derry border in the early hours of Sunday morning and tested positive for cocaine Advertisement However, the driver then decided to flee the scene and drove off in a dangerous manner. Gardaí pursued the car and were then forced to deploy their stinger device to bring the vehicle and driver under control. "The vehicle was driven in a dangerous manner for a distance," said a garda spokesperson. "A stinger device was successfully deployed and it was located and seized a short time later." The driver is now expected to appear at a future sitting of the local District Court. A Garda spokesperson said the driver will also have to apply to the District Court Judge in order to get their vehicle back.
BBC News
5 days ago
- BBC News
Drug driver jailed for causing crash that killed grandfather
A drug driver has been jailed for 12 years for causing a head-on collision that left a grandfather dead and his family Kingcombe, 51, of Collin Close, Plymouth, admitted causing death by dangerous driving and three charges of causing serious injury by dangerous driving on the A388 near St Dominick, in Cornwall, on 27 December Crown Court heard Paul May, 65, died from multiple wounds including serious head injuries and his wife, daughter and her partner were seriously Simon Carr also banned Kingcombe from driving for 13 years and told him "your drug use was out of control at the time". 'Significant speed' The court was told Kingcombe had cocaine in his system when he lost control of his heard he took drugs at work to stay awake and drove vehicles in his Vauxhall Zafira car hit a kerb before he oversteered to get back on the road at significant speed, the court was then that his car collided head-on with a Honda Jazz car containing Mr May, his wife, his daughter and her Hollie Gilbery, prosecuting, said Kingcombe had no recollection of the collision and said he must have blacked out and got his foot stuck under the May's family said he had been "the glue that held the family together".His widow Helen told the court that Mr May had beaten cancer twice and had been due to retire."Kingcombe ruined my life when he killed my husband and my kids' dad," she said.
BBC News
10-07-2025
- BBC News
Drug-driver jailed for causing death of woman, 89, in Nottingham
A drug-driver has been jailed for causing the death of an 89-year-old mobility scooter Raynor died in hospital after she was hit by an Audi driven by Rayner Middleton in Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, on 4 March 12 May, the first day of her scheduled trial at Nottingham Crown Court, Middleton admitted causing death by driving without due care while over the specified limit for a controlled 31-year-old was sentenced to four years at the same court on Thursday. The court heard Mrs Raynor had left her house to buy vegetables for an upcoming family meal, while Middleton was driving to pick up her son. Video footage was displayed in court of Middleton's Audi in the minutes before the crash, which showed an undertake described by the prosecution as "aggressive and inappropriate driving".Although the pedestrian light was red when Mrs Raynor was crossing, the court heard Middleton had been driving at about 44mph when her brake lights were Nicholas Bleaney said: "It is not part of this case that the lady was unfit to drive, the key feature was speed."Mrs Raynor's son Michael Raynor told the court in a victim impact statement that his mum's life was "needlessly taken"."The reckless and irresponsible actions of the driver has robbed me of my mum, shattered my family and left a gaping hole in the lives of all who knew her," he court heard Mrs Raynor had had 13 children in total, including an abandoned baby who she had taken in, and was a Raynor's daughter Melanie Frearson described her mother as "a pillar of the family and community"."As well as this, she was the strongest person we knew. She was our iron lady," she Frearson said the memory of her mother's last breath "still haunts" her, and added "the hurt and pain is still unbearable today as it was on the day she died". 'Grossly inappropriate' speed In mitigation, the court heard Middleton, of Nelson Road in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, "acknowledged the devastation she has caused, not only to the Raynor family, but her own"."She wishes she could undo the harm," her defence counsel Simon Eckersley Eckersley said when Middleton approached the junction, her light was green, but said "plainly, she was going too fast".She was found to have an excess of benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, in her system when the crash Steven Coupland said: "I accept you did not set out to cause a collision but the reality is you should not have been said Middleton "chose to drive in an aggressive way at a speed that was grossly inappropriate" for that particular street."Had you been driving within the speed limit the collision may not have happened at all," he Coupland also disqualified Middleton from driving for four years, noting her previous lack of custodial sentences and clean driving record.
The Sun
08-07-2025
- The Sun
Boy, 14, hit and killed by car towing trailer as man, 24, arrested over ‘drug driving'
A TEENAGE boy has been killed by a suspected drug driver towing a trailer. The 14-year-old pedestrian sadly died at the scene. Cops are appealing for information and dash cam footage following the crash in the Waterlooville area of Portsmouth, Hampshire, at around 9pm yesterday. A local 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving whilst unfit through drugs and has been released under investigation. Cops said the boy was hit by a car "towing a trailer". His family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers. Police said: "As part of our investigation we would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or anyone who has relevant dash cam footage capturing the incident or the moments leading up to it. 'Were you on Lovedean Lane around the time of the incident? Did you see the vehicle or pedestrian in the area before the collision?' If you have any information contact police on 101 quoting reference 44250301792."
Malay Mail
29-06-2025
- Malay Mail
No life jackets, captain on drugs: Two young girls among three dead after boat capsizes off Pulau Perhentian during storm
JERTIH, June 29 — Two girls, aged three and 10, were among three people killed when a boat capsized off Pulau Perhentian last night. Besut police chief Supt Azamuddin Ahmad @ Abu identified the deceased in the 10.30 pm mishap as S. Arumugam, 40, his three-year-old daughter A. Sarrvihka, and a 10-year-old relative, V. Vennpani. He said 12 others in the boat, including a six-year-old who was in critical condition, were rushed to Besut Hospital for treatment. The boat, carrying 15 passengers, aged between three and 40 years, capsized during a storm, heavy rain and rough sea, he told a press conference at the Besut District Police Headquarters, here today. Azamuddin said that based on the investigation, all of them were not wearing life jackets. He said the boat driver, in his 20s, has been detained to assist in the investigation. The boat driver, who is a local, tested positive for drugs and has five records for drug-related offences, he added. He advised the public to prioritise the safety of their family members while at resort beaches. Boat operators, he said, should also prioritise tourist safety and comply with all regulations, especially regarding the mandatory use of life jackets. — Bernama
