Mechanic appears in court after flipping customer’s VW Golf

Richard Masters is charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving

Mechanic appears in court after flipping customer’s VW Golf
Photo: Google Street View

A mechanic from Oxfordshire has appeared in court charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving after flipping a customer’s Volkswagen Golf while demonstrating the car’s new braking system.

Oxford Magistrates Court heard how Richard Masters was taking his customer out for a ‘demonstration ride’ in Wallingford when the incident took place. After accelerating and then braking heavily, the wheels locked up, forcing the car into a spin.

The customer, who was travelling in the front passenger seat, was left with a broken back after the Golf ended up in a ditch.

District Judge Kamlesh Rana granted the mechanic unconditional bail, and said: “Mr Masters, I take the view that this matter is too serious for me to deal with this case.”

Masters will appear Oxford Crown Court on 31 August for a plea and trial preparation hearing. If found guilty, he faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a mandatory ban from driving.

Source: Oxford Mail

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>


The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.

Have your say!

0 0

Lost Password

Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.