A driver who hit a horse as he was making an attempt to overhaul it – and didn’t cease after the incident – has been ordered to pay over £2,200 and given eight factors on his licence.
Rob McGregor, of Hambleton close to Selby, was sentenced at York Magistrates’ Courtroom on 2 December, having pleaded responsible to 2 offences.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police mentioned the 77-year-old struck one of many horse’s hindlegs as he was making an attempt to overhaul in his Kia on 12 February. The horse wanted veterinary therapy for leg accidents and the rider sustained whiplash within the collision.
The police mentioned the case is an “essential reminder”.
“We’re reminding motorists to take additional care when passing horse riders, cyclists and different susceptible highway customers after a driver was sentenced for hitting a horse,” the spokesperson mentioned..
“McGregor didn’t cease however was adopted from the scene of the collision in Hambleton to his house and the incident was reported to the police. He was prosecuted and sentenced for driving with out due care and a spotlight, and for failing to cease after a collision.”
McGregor was instructed to pay a wonderful, prices and a sufferer surcharge, after the sufferer incurred vets’ payments of over £470.
North Yorkshire Police officer Sam Potts mentioned: “A number of seconds’ lack of focus is all it takes to trigger accidents that final a lifetime and even fatalities.
“Motorists want to recollect the ‘10 and two’ rule when passing horses – enable two metres and restrict your velocity to 10mph.
“North Yorkshire is a rural county which is in style with horse riders and cyclists, and has lots of wildlife and livestock that may wander into the trail of visitors, so it’s all the time essential to count on the surprising.”
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