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May 2023
Driver banned after failing to stop at serious crash in Harrogate
A man has been banned from driving after failing to stop and report a serious crash on Harrogate’s Cold Bath Road.
Harris Hendry-Hussain, of Swinton Court, Harrogate, pleaded guilty to three offences in relation to the crash in the early hours of March 6 last year.
The 21-year-old crashed his Volkswagen Golf into two cars, a Seat Ibiza and a Peugeot, causing "substantial damage" to both vehicles.
The crash blocked Cold Bath Road at 3.10am and left one passenger of the Volkswagen requiring hospital treatment for neck and back injuries.
In a statement at the time, North Yorkshire Police said it was “sheer luck” no one died.
Hendry-Hussain appeared before Harrogate Magistrates Court for sentencing yesterday after admitting driving without insurance, failing to stop after a road accident and failing to report the accident.
The prosecution told the court that when police arrived at the crash on the morning of March 6, Hendry-Hussain was not at the scene.
Once he was found by officers and interviewed, he initially told police that he “did not know who was driving" the Volkswagen.
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The court heard that, after a forensic investigation of the car, officers interviewed the 21-year-old for a second time. He declined to comment.
He was later charged with three offences. Hendry-Hussain initially denied the charges, but later changed his plea at a hearing on April 24.
His defence told the court that Hendry-Hussain had “accepted the offences" put to him and that he had “done something really stupid”.
The court also heard that the defendant was already serving a community order for a separate offence, which was imposed by the courts after the crash.
Magistrates banned Hendry-Hussain from driving for 12 months.
He was given a 12-month community order requiring him to undertake 20 days of rehabilitation activity and 150 hours of unpaid work.
He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £95 and £150 in court costs.
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