Shifnal student has driving licence revoked after fleeing Telford crash scene
A teenage driver collided with a car that had a baby girl inside in a Telford car park before driving away from the scene, a court heard.
David Lewis Crutchley, 19, of Haughton Drive, Shifnal, told the driver of a Peugeot 106 he was in collision with to park up so they could exchange details. But instead he drove off.
Moments before he had blamed the driver for causing the collision in the car park of KFC at Wrekin Retail Park in Telford before appearing to reason with her.
The collision left the driver of the Peugeot with whiplash injuries, Telford Magistrates Court was told.
Crutchley had his driving licence revoked after he was handed eight penalty points by magistrates.
The woman driving the Peugeot was reversing out of a space and her sister, her 15-year-old niece and 13-month-old daughter were in the car, the court heard.
Mr Adam Warner, prosecuting, told the court the woman was fully out of the space on April 24 of last year when she felt her car being forced from behind. She looked out of her rear view mirror and saw the Crutchley's silver Volkswagen Polo.
Her sister got out of the car and Crutchley said that they had caused the accident. He told them to drive back into the space, he would park up and they would exchange details. Instead he drove away.
The driver had taken down his details and Crutchley was later questioned by police where he maintained that the other driver had been at fault. A witness had also called police to explain what happened.
Crutchley pleaded guilty to charges of failing to stop after an accident and failing to report an accident. The court also heard that the female driver had suffered whiplash and had been undergoing physiotherapy treatment.
The Bristol University student, was ordered to pay a £110 fine, costs of £225 and a victim surcharge of £20.
He was given eight points and because it was within two years of passing his test he will have his driving licence revoked and be forced to retake his test to get a driving licence in the future.
Mr Nigel Atkinson, chairman of the bench, said magistrates gave him the high number of points because he drove off, the woman's injuries and because there had been a child in the car.
