Just recently a man has been accused of committing a hot and run offence at a bonfire event in Ireland. The man has insisted that he feared for his life at the time as he was apparently surrounded by a gang who were damaging his car. The incident took place in a village just outside of Belfast.
The accused man has now been charged with committing several motoring offences including grievous bodily harm caused by dangerous driving, driving with no insurance and failing to stop at the scene of an accident. The accused man also stands charged of other motoring offences from a separate incident including; taking a car without consent, driving without insurance, dangerous driving and driving a car whilst disqualified.
It has been reported that the man injured seven people during his rampage, including two children.
An officer has also claimed that he would connect the man to several other driving offences if necessary. The same officer also discussed how one female bystander had to jump over a wall in order to escape being hit when the man was reversing.
The defence plea entered by the accused was that he was rushing due to his pregnant partner suffering from pains. He also stated that he believed that if the mob would have got to him they would have attempted to murder him. Therefore, he concluded that he did not have any choice in taking his car and driving.
The man has also denied that he was driving dangerously too. Despite his plea of innocence he was refused bail by the court as it was thought that he would pose a threat to the safety of those around him due to the likelihood of him reoffending. He was remanded in custody and is due to make another court appearance next month whilst hooked up to a video link.
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