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Showing 1 - 10 of 12 results for crime type "Driving offences" & area "Cymru/Wales"
A man who drove around a bend on the wrong side of the road, crashing into another motorist has been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.Peter Gilmore, 51, had been driving on the A487 between Aberystwyth and Llanrhystud and was seen by other motorists to hit the kerb and swerve over the central white…
The Crown Prosecution Service has decided it will not bring criminal charges against a South Wales Police officer following the deaths of Harvey Evans, 15, and Kyrees Sullivan, 16, in an electric bicycle crash in Ely, Cardiff, on 22 May 2023.Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service…
Mae gyrrwr 70 oed a gollodd reolaeth dros ei char, gan daro grŵp o gerddwyr a oedd yn cynnwys plentyn mewn pram, wedi cael ei dedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe.Roedd Bridget Curtis yn mynd â’i merch am apwyntiad yn Ysbyty Llwynhelyg yn Hwlffordd ac roedd wedi stopio’r car mewn man gollwng ar 21…
A 70-year-old motorist who lost control of her car, colliding with a group of pedestrians including a child in a pram, has been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.Bridget Curtis was taking her daughter for an appointment at Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest and had stopped the car at a drop off…
Mae gyrrwr BMW wedi’i garcharu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe am achosi marwolaeth gyrrwr tacsi drwy yrru’n beryglus yn Sir Benfro.Roedd Mateusz Sikorski, 30 oed, yn gyrru i Benalun ar yr A4139 pan wrthdarodd yn benben â cherbyd Christopher Boyle, a oedd yn teithio i'r cyfeiriad arall. Yn anffodus,…
A BMW driver has been jailed at Swansea Crown Court for causing the death of a taxi driver by driving dangerously in Pembrokeshire.Mateusz Sikorski, 30, was travelling towards Penally on the A4139 when he collided head-on with Christopher Boyle, who was travelling in the opposite direction…
A BMW driver who lost control of his vehicle and aquaplaned into a layby, killing a man, has been imprisoned at Cardiff Crown Court today.Ricky Perkins, 32, was driving on the A4063 Aberkenfig bypass just before 6am on 20 January 2021. He lost control of the car, mounting the grass verge before the…
Mae gyrrwr BMW a gollodd reolaeth dros ei gerbyd ac a sglefriodd ar ddŵr i mewn i gilfan, gan ladd dyn, wedi cael ei garcharu yn Llys y Goron Caerdydd heddiw.Roedd Ricky Perkins, 32, yn gyrru ar ffordd osgoi Abercynffig ar yr A4063 ychydig cyn 6am ar 20 Ionawr 2021. Collodd reolaeth dros y car a…
A driver who hit a pedestrian then sped away has been sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court for causing serious injury by careless driving.Morgan Moon, 20, was driving a Honda Civic on Avenue De Clichy in Merthyr Tydfil on 2 September 2023 when Thomas White was crossing the road having walked…
Mae gyrrwr sydd wedi taro cerddwr cyn gwibio i ffwrdd wedi cael ei ddedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Merthyr Tudful am achosi anaf difrifol drwy yrru’n ddiofal.Roedd Morgan Moon, 20 oed, yn gyrru Honda Civic ar Avenue De Clichy ym Merthyr Tudful ar 2 Medi 2023 pan oedd Thomas White yn croesi’r ffordd ar ôl…
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