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The Sun
19-07-2025
- The Sun
Hit-and-run drunk driver wins fight against deportation despite death crash
A HIT-AND-RUN drink-driver who caused the death of a pedestrian has won his fight against deportation to Lithuania. Sergejus Aksiotovas, 54, pictured above, came to Britain in 2013 and lived in Wolverhampton before being jailed for five years in 2021 after knocking down a 63-year-old man. The Home Office sought to deport him but immigration judges have blocked his removal despite hearing his offending had escalated. Aksiotovas, a dad released from prison on licence in November 2023, had a previous conviction for being in charge of a vehicle with excess alcohol. The Home Office argued an immigration judge did not adequately take into account the risks he posed. But legal documents stated: 'The judge accepted he is genuinely remorseful, that he completed an alcohol awareness programme in prison and that he has abstained from alcohol for the last four years. "The judge also accepted that he is a man who is willing to learn from his mistakes and rehabilitate." It comes after Home Office ministers were slammed for being unable to say how many foreign criminal deportations are being blocked by European human rights laws. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper spurious ECHR grounds. Last month a man was seen fleeing across Heathrow Airport tarmac after fleeing security guards ahead of a deportation flight. 1
The Sun
19-07-2025
- The Sun
Drink driver, 32, told cops ‘I am f****d' after crashing into two parked cars and trying to flee with mum and stepdad
A DRINK-DRIVER said 'I am f***ed' to police officers after smashing into two parked cars and trying to flee the scene with her mum and stepdad. Chanelle Powell, 32, crashed her Vauxhall Astra on Station Road in Little Sutton, Cheshire, on June 23 while more than double the drink-drive limit. 5 5 5 She wrote off one car and damaged another before being picked up in a van by her parents and driven away. A judge suggested Powell did a runner to avoid being brethalysed. When cops caught up with her moments later, she reportedly broke down and repeatedly said: 'I am f***ed.' Cheshire Police was tipped off by witnesses who saw Powell flee the crash scene in a Vauxhall van. The smashed-up Astra had one wheel hanging off, and another car, a BMW, was also damaged in the collision. Prosecutor Michelle Dodd told the court that Powell crashed into a BMW, which ended up nearly sideways on a wall. She said the main victim's car was a total write-off with over £6,000 of damage. The BMW ended up needing £500 worth of repairs and Powell's Astra was wrecked. Officers stopped the vehicle nearby and found Powell in the passenger seat looking visibly shaken. She gave a positive roadside breath test and was arrested on the spot. The legal alcohol limit is 35mg, Powell's test reading came up as 79mg, more than double. She told officers she had been drinking beer after work because she was 'stressed' following a hospital appointment. Powell later claimed her mum and stepdad were just passing by and had picked her up 'to comfort her'. But a judge ruled she had knowingly fled to avoid being tested for driving under the influence. He told her: 'I am quite certain you fled the scene because you knew you would fail a breath test.' Cops were met by several members of the public who said the driver 'was clearly intoxicated' before fleeing. She confessed to drink-driving and failing to stop after an accident at Chester Magistrates' Court. She was slapped with a 16-month driving ban and a 12-month community order. The 32-year-old was also ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work. The probation officer said Powell had been working from home that day and drank three or four beers after finishing work. She was reportedly using alcohol as 'a coping mechanism'. Powell admitted it had been a 'lapse in judgment' and accepted that what she did was wrong. The judge told her she posed a danger to other road users that night and that her ban will remain in place until she passes an extended retest. 5 5
BBC News
18-07-2025
- BBC News
University of Essex students died in 94mph Colchester crash
A drink-driver hit speeds of about 94mph (151km/h) before crashing and killing his three friends after a night out, an inquest Bayley, 22, was driving the car with fellow University of Essex students Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, Anthony Hibbert, 24, and Daljang Wol, 22, as his were travelling "at speed and out of control" before ploughing into a shop in Magdalen Street, Colchester at about 04:40 GMT on 1 February, Essex Coroner's Court was they died in a road traffic collision, senior coroner Lincoln Brookes said they were students with "a lot of potential and dreams for the future". In tributes after their deaths, Mr Hibbert, Mr Wol and Mr Bayley were described as talented basketball players, with Ms Darold-Tchikaya said to be a skilful captured the group dancing inside High Street nightclub Trilogy in the hours before the crash, before they left in a car at about 04:30. Footage showed the vehicle "overshoot" a red traffic light on Southway and enter Magdalen Street "at speed and out of control", the inquest expert estimated it was being driven at about 94mph (151km/h) before it clipped a traffic island and a staircase on the 30mph (48km/h) impact caused it to start "rolling and tipping, sliding along the footpath" and crashing into a brick building roof-first, PC Fiona Rayner said."The car is seen to physically bend around the building when it is struck."A loud noise and a cloud of dust can be seen after the collision, with a tyre rolling along the road."A taxi driver described his car being "showered in debris" after the impact, which immediately killed all four students. Mr Bayley was two-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit for driving, with a pathologist suggesting this was a level of "significant or extreme drunkenness". Many people in the courtroom in Chelmsford were moved to tears as tributes to the students were read Bayley, a charity ambassador, was described as "a truly remarkable young man whose light and energy touched all who knew him".Essex Rebels basketball player Mr Wol was known for "his generosity, humour and unwavering determination", according to his teammate, Mr Hibbert, was "the kind of person his friends could rely on and his family could count on", the inquest was Darold-Tchikaya, an exercise and sport sciences student, was called a "calm and kind soul" who was "growing in confidence and enjoying a good group of friends". Tributes were paid to them in full after their deaths, which left the university "torn apart".Concluding the hearing, Mr Brookes said he did not know why the car was being driven "at such grossly excessive speed", but found Mr Bayley was impaired by alcohol."One can only describe this as a tragic loss of four young, lively, ambitious people," he added. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Daily Mail
17-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Moment reckless drink driver swerves off a quiet country road before colliding with a police car
A dangerous drink driver was seen recklessly swerving across a road before colliding with a police car and narrowly avoiding injury. Neil Shackleton blew over two times the legal alcohol limit after being arrested on a quiet country road in Mattersey, Nottinghamshire. He has been handed a driving ban for three years and six months. Click to watch the moment above.
