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Nov 15 - Man Responsible For Devil’s Tower Road Car Crash Is Jailed For Two Years

The driver responsible for a serious car crash in Devil’s Tower Road, which left his best friend fighting for his life, was sentenced to two years in prison at the Supreme Court today.

Wayne Auld, 26, had previously pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving and one count of grievous bodily harm following the accident, which took place in November almost two years ago.

Prosecutor Robert Fischel QC said the defendant and his friend were driving in his black Honda Civic at around 3pm on a Sunday afternoon when they were overtaken by a driver in a black Mercedes-Benz.

A car chase ensued along Sir Herbert Miles Road and Devil’s Tower Road, and CCTV footage from a business along Devil’s Tower Road showed the two cars overtaking a Volkswagen Polo, which caused it to “shudder”.

The black Mercedes-Benz, which was said to be driving up to three times the speed limit, continued up Devil’s Tower Road, went around the Sun Dial roundabout and came to stop on the other side of the road.

In the meantime, Auld’s car lost control and swerved to the inside lane, and stopped on collision with a lamppost. He was said to be driving at around 117 km per hour at the time of the collision.

A passerby said the collision seemed as if the lamppost had “cut through [the car] like a knife through butter”.

Both the defendant and his passenger were taken to St Bernard’s Hospital with serious injuries, and the passenger was left fighting for his life, and continues to seek medical treatment in the UK.

Two days after coming out of an induced coma, Auld admitted his dangerous driving to the police.

Auld, who received his driving licence just four months before the accident, told the police he had gone out for a “spin” with his friend in his car, and admitted smoking a joint before driving.

His lawyer, Andrew Cardona, said that while this was an “undeniably serious” accident, his client had shown genuine remorse and shown exemplary conduct while working with the police, adding that the probation officer had already said Auld is at low risk of re-offending.

Mr Cardona said the defendant had a difficult upbringing, and has overcome this by working hard in his job and providing for his three children.

While sentencing, Puisne Judge Karen Ramagge Prescott rejected the defence counsel’s request for a suspended sentence, saying that although she accepted that the defendant had shown genuine remorse, the aggravating factors were serious.

She said the incident took place at around 3pm where the roads are full of cars and pedestrians. She said the speed, the time of the incident, the fact that the defendant had consumed cannabis before driving were serious aggravating factors, and the fact that he had 100 minor traffic offences since 2009 showed that he had a disregard for traffic rules.

Auld was sentenced to 18 months in prison for dangerous driving, reduced to a year for an early guilty plea, and three years in prison for grievous bodily harm – again, this sentence was reduced to two years following his guilty plea. Auld must serve both sentences concurrently and he has been disqualified from driving for a further 18 months as from today.


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