Court told of couple's terrifying taxi ride after night outA couple have told a court of a terrifying taxi ride in rain and fog which ended when the car hit a bridge.
Adam Link and April Bithell said they asked their driver to slow down several times over the journey from Bridgnorth towards Ditton Priors.
The taxi driver, Mohammed Chowdhury, alleged that the crash only happened because Mr Link, the front seat passenger pulled on the handbrake.
But officers who attended the scene of the accident in August 2014 said Chowdhury had made no such claim to them.
Chowdhury, 46, of Star Band Road, Birmingham, was found guilty at Telford Magistrates Court of careless driving at an earlier hearing and was fined £460 with £620 costs and £45 victim surcharge.
He was also given six penalty points on his licence.
His appeal against the conviction was heard at Shrewsbury Crown Court.
Mr Link and Miss Bithell said they had been out in Bridgnorth one night in August last year and got into Chowdhury’s taxi to go home at about 2am.
Mr Link, who said he had drunk nine or 10 pints, said he asked the driver to slow down twice and Miss Bithell had asked the same four or five times.
“All he replied was ‘OK boss’ but did not slow down,” Mr Link said.
“As we went down the hill toward the bridge, the car slid, hit the bridge and ended up in a layby,” Mr Link added.
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