The defendant lorry driver was interviewed to discover his involvement in a road traffic accident in whch damage was caused to a stationery vehicle. He said that he had been unaware of any such collision, though he had been driving at that location at the time. Having given no evidence, he now appealed against his conviction.
Held: The appeal failed. Once it appeared that the defendant had in fact been involved in the accident, the onus of proof was on the driver to establish that he had been genuinely unaware of the accident.
[1988] RTR 216
Road Traffic Act 1972 25, Road Traffic Act 1974 24(2)
England and Wales
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Cited – Whiteside v The Director of Public Prosecutions Admn 21-Dec-2011
The defendant appealed by case stated against conviction under section 172 of failing to provide appropriate driver details. The notices had been received at his address, but he had been unaware of them. He was at the time working regularly in the . .
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Road Traffic
Updated: 20 January 2022; Ref: scu.541081