strange tale and losers all round
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Minicab driver jailed for dangerous driving after death |
Minicab driver jailed for dangerous driving after death of Hitchin Olympian A minicab driver has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail today (October 10) for causing the death of a former member of Britain’s Olympic Bobsleigh team. Mohamoud Amin stopped his Ford Galaxy in the fast lane of the A1(M) at Hatfield, causing Hitchin resident Rob Pope to smash his blue Yamaha sports motorbike into the back at 60mph. The 44-year-old London firefighter, who was a member of the Olympic Bobsleigh Team at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Norway, died at the scene. St Albans Crown Court heard that Amin stopped his minicab on the southbound carriageway near the Hatfield tunnel after what was thought to be a stone smashed the front passenger window of his minicab. Amin said he was in a state of shock, put his hazard lights on, stopped and waited for the police. Mr Pope, who was travelling to work, struck the rear nearside of the silver Ford causing debris to fly into the road. Rob, who played for Finchley Golf Club and was a member of the Shaftesbury Harriers, had received a long service medal from the fire brigade for his service at the Euston station. London resident Amin, 38, pleaded not guilty to causing death by dangerous driving on March 22 last year, but was convicted by the jury. The court heard that Amin, of Huxley Gardens, came to the UK from his native Somalia in 2000 and was granted citizenship in 2005. In 2006, Amin – who worked as a private hire driver for Brent Council – gained a UK driving licence. The father of four, who had no previous convictions, had taken children to a school in Welwyn Garden City from Wembley and was returning with their escort when the accident happened at 8.30am in the morning. Giving evidence, he said that when the front passenger window smashed it was "like a big explosion." He said he was in a state of shock and stopped in the fast lane. He said there was a lot of traffic to his left and he thought he had pulled over closer to the central barrier. In fact his vehicle was mainly in the outside lane. Defence barrister, Ross Cohen, said: "That day was the worst day of his life. “He has wanted to speak to Mrs Pope to express his profound apology and sorrow for what happened on that fateful morning." He said Amin had no points on his licence. Judge Stephen Gullick told Amin: "Your action in stopping where you did inevitably placed other road users at considerable risk. “Vehicles would have been driving towards you at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour. You created a significant hazard for oncoming traffic. “Stopping where you did amounted to a seriously dangerous manoeuvre." He said the Pope family had suffered a human tragedy from which they will never recover. The judge also banned Amin from driving for four years and said he must sit a retest before regaining his licence. At the time of Mr Pope’s death, his wife Nicky said: "Rob was a wonderful husband and father to our six-year-old son. "We shared many happy years together, including some memorable holidays, including going across the west of America on a Harley Davidson motorcycle which we thoroughly enjoyed. "Rob was a joker and always saw the amusing side to life. He doted on our little boy and we will never forget him." Read more: http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/ |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri Oct 10, 2014 5:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Minicab driver jailed for dangerous driving after death |
strange tale and losers all round
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Minicab driver jailed for dangerous driving after death |
captain cab wrote: strange tale and losers all round Struggle to see any winners.
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Minicab driver jailed for dangerous driving after death |
captain cab wrote: strange tale and losers all round I wonder what driving licence he'd got? |
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| Author: | roythebus [ Sat Oct 11, 2014 7:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Minicab driver jailed for dangerous driving after death |
"In 2006, Amin – who worked as a private hire driver for Brent Council – gained a UK driving licence." |
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