A MOTORIST whose careless driving led to another car overturning on the M6 Motorway at Southwaite drove away from the scene.
The accident happened shortly after Amanda Jayne Gray, 56, was seen driving quickly in a southerly direction on the motorway on the morning of April 21, Carlisle's Rickergate court heard.
The defendant pleaded guilty to four offences:
- Driving without due care and attention.
- Failing to stop after an accident.
- Failing to report an accident.
- And using a vehicle in a condition that was likely to cause danger of injury.
Prosecutor Diane Jackson outlined the facts.
She said the defendant was driving southwards in a Vauxhall Astra at 10am on April 21 when she passed another driver who was in the middle lane. He later reported noticing that Gray’s car was travelling “at great speed” past him.
Her car then hit the central reservation before veering into the witness’s car, which crashed as a result, having spun around to face oncoming traffic and finishing up on its roof. Despite this, Gray carried on driving.
Two days after the accident, the defendant was seen driving on the same stretch of motorway and was stopped by the police.
Her Vauxhall showed evidence of the accident: its rear axle was twisted, and the wheels were out of alignment, compromising the car’s ability to drive in a straight line.
The car’s condition was such, said Mrs Jackson, that its use involved a danger of injury. At the time when she was stopped, Gray was driving to Manchester.
From the dock of the court, the defendant, of Beech Crescent, Cambuslang, Glasgow, said that she had tried to contact the police by phone about what had happened on the M6 on April 21.
But there was nobody able to take her call. Unable to speak to anybody in person, she had instead left a message about the accident.
After hearing the facts of the case, District Judge Roger Lowe ordered a background report from the Probation Service and adjourned sentence until September 12. The defendant was granted bail until that date.
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