Simon Francis
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Sad to see (yet another) serious cycling accident this morning in #Edinburgh on London Road with emergency services in attendance. Hope the victim makes a full recovery.
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cyclist down London rd (twitter report)
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https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/london-road-crash-edinburgh-cyclist-21044316
A 32-year-old male cyclist was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh after police say a car ‘failed to stop.’
Cops raced to London Road at the junction with Hillside Crescent in Edinburgh, at around 8.20am on Tuesday, 13 July, 2021 after a crash between a car and the cyclist.
A 53-year-old male driver was later traced to the Blair Atholl area and was arrested and charged with road traffic offences.
He will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday, 14 July.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers were called to London Road at the junction with Hillside Crescent in Edinburgh, at around 8.20am on Tuesday, 13 July, 2021, following a crash involving a cyclist and a car.
"The 32-year-old male cyclist was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment. The driver of the car failed to stop at the time of the crash.
"The car was later traced in the Blair Atholl area and the 53-year-old male driver has been arrested and charged with a number of road traffic offences and will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday, 14 July.
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Court tomorrow? Good one. The investigative part of the system working well for once.
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either he was determined to get home or somehow thought driving half the length of the country would allow him to escape the cctv network.
Either way the police seem unimpressed!
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Of course ‘we’ don’t speculate.
Just wonder if he was clocked for speeding along the way.
Wots the (likely) sentence for hit and run?
Do ‘how far’ and ‘how badly injured’ get taken into account?
Sentenced tomorrow? If not, remanded in custody?
Presume there were several witnesses.
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“crash involving a cyclist and a car”
Not car and bicycle?
Crash more honest than ‘accident’ given the arrest.
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Sentenced tomorrow? If not, remanded in custody?
Tomorrow will just be hearing to set subsequent dates. He wont enter a plea until his lawyer has seen the evidence and provided advice. Before that the PF will need to receive a police report and decide whether to proceed with prosecution. Long way to go yet.... No chance of being remanded in custody (from what we know).Posted 2 years ago # -
Ta
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