Alana Armstrong: Driver 'left us for dead' after e-bike rammed
A man who was riding an e-bike allegedly driven at by a 4x4 driver told police "he left us for dead pretty much", a jury has heard.Jordan Newton-Kay, 22, was riding the bike and his girlfriend Alana Armstrong was a passenger when they were allegedly repeatedly rammed by a Land Rover Discovery on a road in Derbyshire on 26 November last year.Jurors have heard Ms Armstrong, 25, was declared dead at the scene after suffering "catastrophic injuries", while Mr Newton-Kay had his leg amputated.Keaton Muldoon, 23 and of Tuckers Lane in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, denies murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
The trial at Derby Crown Court heard on Thursday Mr Newton-Kay's police interview, where he described what happened.He said he was riding the e-bike, with Ms Armstrong as his passenger, while his friend James Gilbert was riding another bike. They went past a 4x4 in a field and went back to see if anyone was in it and if they were all right.
Mr Newton-Kay said in the interview: "He's turned the car on and turned it around and came flying at us down the lane. "He attempted to hit us four times; the fifth time he did."I can just remember being under the car and the car flying off, and I looked down the road, and my missus said two words, not much, and she was gone. "He said Mr Gilbert came back - and "(he) tried to do CPR on Alana, but she was already gone".Mr Newton-Kay said he did not know why the vehicle had begun to chase them but thought initially it was to try and steal his bike, the court heard.He added: "He left us for dead pretty much, I don't know what was going through his head."Mr Newton-Kay said in the interview he and Ms Armstrong had been together for four years, and that he was a comfortable rider on the bike, having ridden for 13 years. He also said earlier in the day of the collision he had smoked cannabis.The trial continues.
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