Christopher Martin secures acquittal in serious injury by careless driving case

Christopher Martin, instructed by David Dinkeldein of DWF Solicitors, successfully defended a lorry driver charged with causing serious injury to a moped rider by careless driving.  

The charges related to a collision, during which the moped driver suffered serious injuries, when the lorry struck a moped which was stationary in the road, waiting to make a right turn.  The Crown’s case was that the moped and rider were ‘there to be seen’.  The defendant, whose case was that he did not see the moped prior to the accident, raised issues of ‘blind spots’ and conspicuity.  

Following a 5-day trial at Hove Crown Court, during which the jury heard a significant amount of expert evidence, Chris’ client was unanimously acquitted.