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North Wales Live
5 days ago
- North Wales Live
Man died in Tesco car park collision after driver's foot 'slipped from brake'
An elderly driver's foot "slipped" onto the accelerator in a Tesco car park before he caused the death of a man. Timothy Field, 81, crashed into David Lumb in the supermarket car park in Newtown, Powys. Mr Lumb, 78, was taken to hospital but died 17 days later. Caernarfon Crown Court today heard Mr Lumb's widow Jean called for "forgiveness and leniency" following the tragedy. The judge Her Honour Nicola Jones said Mrs Lumb's attitude was remarkable and rare. She gave Field, of Red Lane, Tregodva, Shropshire, an eight-month prison sentence for causing death by careless driving but suspended it for 12 months. You can sign up for all the latest court stories here Prosecutor Sion ap Mihangel said Mr and Mrs Lumb had been to Tesco in Newtown on March 18 last year. She returned to their car while Mr Lumb used the toilets. The defendant, who was in a red Jeep, asked Mrs Lumb, who was sitting in her parked Dodge Nitro car driver's seat, if she was about to leave. The prosecutor said: "It appeared to Mrs Lumb that he (Mr Field) was anxious to park in the same spot. "She replied they would have to wait a minute as her husband was on his way." Mr Lumb then came out of Tesco and walked in front of the red Jeep. But the Jeep drove forward and collided with Mr Lumb, knocking him to the ground, said the prosecutor. He was in front of its passenger side. The Jeep then went forward again, going over his leg. Mrs Lumb initially thought her husband had fallen over but then noticed blood from his nose and temple. Mr ap Mihangel said: "He was laughing and she (Mrs Lumb) did not think he was seriously injured. (But) others at the scene were noticeably angry towards the defendant, who repeatedly said he was sorry." Emergency services were called. Field later told police he had been looking for a disabled parking space, adding: "My foot became wedged between both pedals," adding that his car "lurched forward". The court heard after hitting Mr Lumb the Jeep continued and collided with another car. Field said he "was in shock" and that he co-operated with the emergency services. Mr Lumb was taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The casualty, who was already on blood thinners, had suffered tissue damage and bled extensively into his left leg. The tissue died in his leg and he was in "complete agony". There were discussions about an amputation but by April 4 it was not viable. Mr Lumb, of Carno, developed sepsis and died that day, seventeen days after the collision. The court heard the couple had been married for 45 years. Mrs Lumb's husband, a former engineer, had a passion for archery, wood carving and a pilot's licence. Mrs Lumb read a statement from the witness box today. She said Mr Lumb - Dave to her - had been a "blunt Yorkshireman with a dry sense of humour and kind". They had even "joked" in hospital that he could compete in archery in the Paralympics. But his condition deteriorated. She said he told her to get some sleep and she left. Mrs Lumb said: "The hospital rang me three hours later to say that he had died. When I went to the hospital to see him he still had a smile on his face." Mrs Lumb said Mr Lumb was a role model in accepting adversity. Today she also said: "I comforted Mr Field and told him we would not be pressing charges." She said Field has now had his punishment and called for "compassion and leniency" from the judge. The judge Her Honour Nicola Jones told the defendant his "foot had slipped from the brake onto the accelerator and become wedged in that divide, colliding with Mr Lumb and running him over". The court heard Field has given up driving but the judge disqualified him from driving for two years. He must pass an extended retest before he ever drives again. She said Mr Lumb had been a "quietly remarkable man" and added that Mrs Lumb herself had shown "resilience, compassion and forgiveness" which was rare and that it had been an "honour" to meet her.
Powys County Times
5 days ago
- Powys County Times
Dodge driver spared prison over Newtown Tesco car park death
A driver in his 80s has been spared prison for causing the death of a disabled man after running him over in a supermarket car park. David Christopher Lumb was 78 when he died in hospital from sepsis more than a fortnight after he was tragically knocked down by an automatic red Dodge Nitro SUV driven by 81-year-old Timothy Field outside Tesco in Newtown on March 18 last year. Blue Badge holder Field was waiting for Mr Lumb's wife to vacate a disabled parking bay when his foot became wedged between the brake and the accelerator. "Blunt Yorkshireman" Mr Lumb was making his way to his wife's car when he was knocked to the ground by the vehicle which again launched forward over his legs before hitting another car. The incident was captured on CCTV. Carno pensioner Mr Lumb, who was seen laughing and didn't think he was seriously injured, was taken to hospital but by April 3, his condition deteriorated as the tissue in his leg died and he was in "complete agony", Caernarfon Crown Court was told. Mr Lumb opted for end-of-life care and died on April 4 with "a smile on his face", his widow said. Dr Jean Lumb told the court that her husband remained cheerful after the collision and "never expressed resentment towards the driver". She explained that he was a "tremendous" role model for people in adversity, using his dry humour. Mr Lumb's widow travelled to Australia in April, the first anniversary of his death, to celebrate 45 years of marriage, where she suffered a heart attack and spent five weeks in hospital in Canberra. "When I comforted Mr Field [at the scene of the crash], I assured him that we were not pressing charges," she said. "I still feel the same; that he had his punishment. I ask for compassion and leniency." Her Honour Judge Nicola Jones praised Dr Lumb for her strength of character following the tragic death of her beloved husband. "You were very lucky to have a man like David in your life," she said. "He seems to have been a quietly remarkable man. "But I will say that you are a remarkable woman who has shown resilience and compassion and forgiveness which we don't often see in this court. That's a reflection of you and David. Defence barrister Owen Edwards KC echoed the judge's words about Dr Lumb, adding that Field was "grateful beyond measure" for her "remarkable approach". Mr Edwards said: "His gratitude is extended because of her kindness in being willing to see him at the crown court but also requesting to see him. "They had an hour together and, in that context, when he found out for the first time that she had suffered a heart attack his immediate comment was 'well, that must have brought it along'. It's the measure of guilt that he feels. "He is a broken man as a result of this and he has had a similar medical history, with two strokes. He was dealing that with resilience until this incident and is now wheelchair-bound partly by the loss of spirit. "That has seemed to some extent been remedied by meeting Dr Lumb. He could not believe that people like her existed. "He's lived with the pressure of a prison sentence which he accepts. What he couldn't live with was what he has brought about. He is somebody who considers road safety as paramount importance. "The public must know that this is not a case where a man hasn't suffered punishment. He has suffered his punishment. He has given up his licence and will never drive again." Judge Jones told Field that he came to court ready to go to prison "and that would have been for himself some recompense for the death of Mr Lumb. But I am not sending him immediately to prison today". She sentenced Field to eight months in prison which was suspended for 12 months after he admitted causing Mr Lumb's death by careless driving at an earlier hearing. "The punishment is having to live with the death of Mr Lumb for the rest of your life," the judge explained.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘I was afraid for my life.' Adriana Blake homicide Scott County trial continues
Adriana Blake took the stand Wednesday in Scott County Court to give testimony in her murder case. She and a co-defendant, Devon Braet, are accused in the deaths of Brian Goodwin, 44, and Amy Smith, 44, in January 2024. Our Quad Cities News was in the courtroom when Scott County Attorney Kelly Cunningham asked Blake about details of taking an Uber to her uncle's house. Blake said she wasn't sure about some of the details and that she doesn't remember many details from that day. Blake said Braet had her cell phone the majority of the time between Jan. 14-16, 2024, and Braet used her phone to call for an Uber. Cunningham told the court that personal items were carried into the uncle's home and Blake admitted taking a DVR from Goodwin's home. That DVR contained recordings from video cameras around the property. Blake said she didn't know the password to the DVR, so Braet told her to take it, and they would figure out the password later. She said she did it because she was afraid for her life. Blake said Braet thought Blake's ankle monitor was listening to them and recording them. Cunningham asked how a gas can was removed from the home of Braet's mother. Blake said it might have taken by Goodwin and Braet to use while they were snow-blowing the property. Blake said the can might have been in a Dodge Nitro SUV they drove. A witness said the Nitro smelled like gas, like a gas can had tipped over in it. Blake admitted she may have driven the Nitro for days with the gas smell. Blake said she and Braet recruited a person to work on the SUV to repair the heater and broken headlight so as not to draw the attention of police. But Blake said she probably wanted to draw police attention to the situation. When Cunningham suggested that Blake could have called police, Blake said 'By the time they got there I'd be dead.' Blake said she was too afraid of Braet to call, even when she was with her uncle. Blake said Braet had accidentally fired a gun in the house when the firearm was in a backpack, and she was afraid to lock him out. Her uncle's testimony didn't mention a gunshot or accidental discharge of a gun. He testified earlier that Blake and he had a falling out and hadn't talked in months, but Blake told the court they had been communicating on Facebook during that time. There were no phone call records between her uncle and Blake until early Jan. 15, 2024. The uncle said he didn't know Braet, but Blake said the two had met at her grandmother's house and that her uncle's testimony was incorrect. Blake said she had no idea how Smith's identification ended up in Blake's wallet and that Blake was surprised to see this during discovery. Blake said there was no body-camera footage of police finding the identification. She said she didn't dispute that it was in the car, but she had no idea how it got in her wallet. Testimony in the trial continues Thursday. Blake spoke quietly and sometimes see,d embarrassed as she described the events leading up to the deaths of Smith and Goodwin. The jurors watched and listened attentively along with more than 20 other people seated in the courtroom. A fire and two deaths in 2024 In January 2024, Brian Goodwin, 44, and Amy Smith, 44, were found dead after a fire in a home on the 5200 block of Division Street. Both had been shot, investigators found. Blake faces two charges of first-degree murder, a Class A felony; two charges of first-degree robbery, a Class B felony; two charges of assault while participating in a felony, a Class C felony; dominion and control of a firearm by a felon, a Class D felony; two charges of going armed with intent, a Class D felony; two charges of abuse of a corpse – mutilate/dismember to hide a crime, a Class C felony; and first-degree arson, a Class B felony; along with misdemeanor charges. Braet will be tried separately. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Navarre man arrested, charged with DUI after crash injures 16-year-old
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A 16-year-old from Navarre, Florida, was sent to the hospital with serious injuries after a weekend crash that officials said was caused by another person driving under the influence. Gulf Shores makes history with first-ever commercial flight to Alabama's beaches According to a news release, the 16-year-old was driving a Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck south on State Road 399, just south of the Navarre Beach Causeway Bridge, at about 8:50 p.m. Saturday. A Dodge Nitro SUV, driven by a 61-year-old Navarre man, was going north on State Road 399, when he veered into the southbound lane and hit the truck, the release said. The 16-year-old was taken to an area trauma center with serious injuries, the release said. During the crash investigation, troopers conducted a DUI investigation on the SUV driver, who was arrested and charged with DUI-traffic crash resulting in serious bodily injury, according to the release. Fairhope police investigate shooting in Rock Creek subdivision According to the release, southbound and northbound lanes of State Road 399 were closed for about an hour. This story is developing. News 5 will update this article as more information becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Ashland woman killed in one-car wreck on interstate
NEW ALBANY – A Benton County woman has been killed and three minor passengers injured in a one-car wreck on Interstate 22. The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a single-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 22 in Benton County on Wednesday, May 14, around 7 p.m. The preliminary investigation showed Myeshia Nelson, 52, of Ashland was traveling west on the interstate in a 2011 Dodge Nitro. The car left the roadway and struck a tree. Nelson received fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Three minor children were passengers in the car. Two of the children were airlifted to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The third child was transported by ambulance to Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. All three children sustained moderate injuries. This crash remains under investigation.
