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Police have launched an appeal for witnesses following a serious collision in the West Midlands which resulted in the death of an elderly man and his wife hospitalised. The 64-year-old man, described by his family as “kind and selfless”, tragically died after being hit by a car in the collision, which happened at around 8.30pm…
Birmingham City Council is seeking a High Court injunction to arrest dangerous drivers and ban street cruising from all city roads this week. The council is sending in the application – which will be heard tomorrow (20 December) – and if successful this injunction will be used to bring to justice anyone involved in street…
Two West Midlands teenagers, who were tragically killed after a car struck them at the weekend, have been named as their heartbroken families paid tribute to them. Liberty Charris, aged 16, and Ben Corfield, aged 19, were sadly pronounced dead at the scene on the A457 Oldbury Road on Sunday night.
Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish has been sentenced for “illegal and reckless” driving offences, after mounting his vehicle onto a pavement and crashing into stationary cars. The Aston Villa football star appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Tuesday (15 December) where he was sentenced for two separate incidents which resulted in the judge issuing a…
More than 300 motorists were caught speeding during a police crackdown on reckless drivers on West Midlands roadways as the coronavirus lockdown continues. Officers from the Central Motorway Police Group have carried out a month-long operation to halt dangerous drivers who put lives at risk on the region’s major routes.
Police have seized off-road bikes in a Bank Holiday blitz on lout bikers who were running amok on the quieter roads during the government’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Traffic cops, including support from a police helicopter crew, have been out in force since Easter Sunday to clamp down hard on “covidiots” who tried to turn deserted…