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BBC News
2 hours ago
- Health
- BBC News
Teen sentenced after carer injured in Wolverhampton hit-and-run
A teenager who left a carer for dead in a hit-and-run crash has been sentenced to four years in a young offenders' Clenton, 19, stole a Land Rover Discovery from an Ikea car park in Wednesbury on 30 September, before driving to an initial police pursuit, he crashed at speed into a car carrying 19-year-old Freya Theobold and a colleague, who were visiting homes in their work for a care Theobold, an adult nursing student, suffered severe pelvic and spinal fractures, a broken leg and needed bowel reconstruction surgery, and doctors initially feared she would never walk again. Since the crash, she has suffered repeated flashbacks and nightmares, and spent weeks in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and later New Cross in Wolverhampton, before continuing her rehabilitation at exclusively to the BBC, Ms Theobold said the past five months had been the hardest experience of her life. Reflecting on the sentence, she said: "I feel relieved knowing it can't happen to someone else, another life won't be ruined and just the thought that I am going to get some justice."I think they are very selfish actions – he's caused some really traumatic things to me. "I hope he can learn from it and maybe not make the same mistake again - to better himself. Because no-one should have to go through what I've had to go through."Ms Theobold is now making steady progress thanks to regular rehabilitation and mental health that, she has had to put her University of Wolverhampton course on hold."I can pretend I'm as normal as I can be, but in reality my mum still has to do my daily tasks for me, so does my nan," she said. "I can't just walk to the shop, I can't do those things and a lot of my independence has been taken away." 'A deterrent' Clenton was also banned from driving for three years on an earlier hearing, Clenton, of Tennyson Road in Wolverhampton, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle theft, failing to stop, driving without insurance and while Insp Richard Marsh, of West Midlands Police (WMP), said the Land Rover had initially been pursued by officers. "The driver was driving at high speed and dangerously and police backed off due to the nature of the driving," he Insp Marsh described Clenton's behaviour as "incredibly reckless", adding some people viewed car thefts as a "virtually victimless crime" with low risk and little consequence."This case should act as a deterrent... while the victim suffered very serious injuries, it could have been a lot worse," he said. Freedom of Information data published by WMP shows that 305 Land Rover Discoveries were stolen in the region in 2024, more than any other model of car.A total of 1,623 arrests were made in the 12 months to February 2025, but only 6.9% of stolen vehicles were recovered, according to the force recently launched a crack down on vehicle thefts that saw 200 vehicles recovered with a combined value of £1.8m."There are successes where we locate vehicles that have been taken, stored, ready to be chopped up to make other vehicles or used for parts, which is very prevalent at the moment," Det Insp Marsh said."We're working with the motor industry and partners to prevent and detect the crime." Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
CBS News
3 hours ago
- General
- CBS News
2 injured in Falcon Heights hit-and-run, police ask for help finding vehicle
State trooper to take witness stand in Derrick Thompson trial, and more headlines State trooper to take witness stand in Derrick Thompson trial, and more headlines State trooper to take witness stand in Derrick Thompson trial, and more headlines Police in St. Anthony, Minnesota are asking for the public's help in finding a vehicle they say was involved in a hit-and-run that injured two people on Wednesday. The hit-and-run happened shortly before 11 p.m. near the 1800 block of Snelling Avenue in Falcon Heights, St. Anthony police say. The two pedestrians suffered non-life-threatening but severe injuries. They were taken to the hospital. Police believe the car was a gray, silver or tan late-1900s or early-2000s Buick LeSabre. Investigators say it sustained damage to the front passenger side. The car was last seen on Fairview Avenue at Highway 36 near Rosedale Mall. Anyone with information about the car is asked to call St. Anthony Police at 612-782-3350.
CBS News
7 hours ago
- General
- CBS News
Person dead after early morning hit-and-run in Little Havana, Miami Police say
One person is dead and another was arrested following a hit-and-run in Little Havana early Friday morning, police said. City of Miami Police confirmed to CBS News Miami on the scene that the deadly accident happened in the area of Southwest 7th Street and 22nd Avenue, and that who is believed to be the driver responsible was arrested just two blocks east on 24th Avenue. Seventh Street was shut down for several blocks for hours earlier in the morning, but has since slowly reopened. CBS News Miami has a crew on the scene, where they saw police officers blocking off the intersection where the accident happened, investigating the area surrounding a body on the ground. Meanwhile, CBS News Miami's crew saw that there was a woman who was being administered a medical exam in the back of an ambulance and that the car that was driving had extensive front damage. Miami Police confirmed to CBS News Miami that both of the scenes were connected, but did not provide further details on the identities of the victim and the arrested, or what sort of charges the arrested individuals face. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
BBC News
9 hours ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Police appeal after hit-and-run on M1 motorway near Barnsley
South Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses of a hit-and-run crash on the motorway near Barnsley. On 15 January at 06:20 GMT, a white van reportedly collided with a white Iveco S-Way 460 lorry, close to Junction 36 on the say the white van left the scene and drove off in the direction of Birdwell, in Barnsley. The driver of the lorry was not injured but substantial damage was caused to the vehicle.A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "Since the incident, enquiries - including CCTV trawls - have been ongoing. Officers would now like to speak to anyone who saw what happened, and are particularly keen to hear from anyone with relevant dashcam footage of the incident." Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
Irish Times
9 hours ago
- General
- Irish Times
How Shane O'Farrell's family spent 14 years searching for the truth after fatal hit-and-run
Shane O'Farrell was 23 when he was the victim of a hit-and-run near his home in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan . A law graduate, he had just submitted his master's thesis and was enjoying a carefree cycle on that August evening in 2011. Questions around how the crash happened soon turned to who was behind the wheel. It was Lithuanian Zigimantas Gridziuska, a man known to the Garda and the courts. During his time in Ireland he had been before the courts many times and accumulated many convictions. On the day he killed Shane and drove off, he had more than 40 convictions, including some in Northern Ireland. READ MORE So how was he free to go out and kill? He had breached his bail conditions many times so why was he not in prison? And where was the justice for Shane when Gridziuska was before the court for the fatal hit-and-run but walked free, allowed return to his family in Lithuania? Since 2011, the O'Farrell family has been seeking answers and has worked tirelessly to understand how the justice system failed their son and brother. His parents Lucia and Jim, and his sisters, Hannah, Pia, Gemma and Aimee were in Leinster House last Tuesday to hear Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan give a State apology to the family 'for the fact that the criminal justice system did not protect him [Shane] as it should have'. Gemma O'Farrell tells In the News about the family's long campaign, how they were stonewalled and disrespected by branches and agencies of the State that should have helped them and how they persisted despite all that. There are, however, still questions to be answered around the institutional failures in the justice system – not only how they relate to their brother's case, but to others. Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan and John Casey.
