Puddle splash victim speaks out after driver soaks pedestrians in Gravesend - Kent Online
A puddle-soaked pedestrian has spoken out after a reckless driver crashed through roadside water while appearing to fiddle with his mobile phone. Richard Grant, 46, was taking his two-year-old son Joshua home from nursery when he leaped out the way as a large car sent water flying towards him. After being the victim of roadside soakings on previous occasions, Mr Grant said he wants to raise awareness of puddle splashing. Mr Grant, a writer from Windmill Hill, Gravesend, said: "I was just walking along picking up my son from nursery with my wife when I saw the puddle and a car went through it splashing some people. Lo and behold, he caught a black BMW X3 splash through the water forcing him to jump out the way while pushing a pram holding his two-year-old son. "I just want people to realise that when you drive near to a puddle, you are going to get people wet," he added. A police spokesman said: "Kent Police would like to remind motorists that using a hand held phone is dangerous and can sometimes have severe consequences, including death and serious injury. Source: www.kentonline.co.uk
