Lorry crash driver 'tearful' over injuries caused in A120 crash - East Anglian Daily Times
Colchester Magistrates’ Court was shown pictures of the aftermath of the crash, and also told a Seat Ibiza and a Toyota Hilux were also involved in the incident. Mann, of Coach Road, Great Horkesley, had initially denied a charge of driving without due care and attention but changed his plea to guilty yesterday on the day of the trial after being shown a technical investigation report. Jessica Ward, prosecuting, said Miss Holt suffered a deep cut to her left eye and damage to the optic nerve, as well as breaking her skull, upper arm, shoulder joint and chipping two vertebrae. Miss Ward added: “Rather fortunately Miss Holt has no recollection of what happened that day. A police investigation of Mann’s tachograph revealed he had not braked in time, ruling out that ice was a factor. The court was told temperatures on the morning of the crash, on December 12, were below -1. 5 Centigrade, and that Mann was travelling below the 40mph speed limit for his size of lorry. Tom Gent, mitigating, told the court Mann was of previous good character, and had held a HGV licence since 1993 and had never been in an accident before. Source: www.eadt.co.uk
