Hit and run teen admits injuring woman in crash
Youth guilty after losing control, hitting walker and killing dog
ATEENAGER has admitted causing a hit-and-run crash which flung a woman into the air and killed her dog.
Kallum Aish was behind the wheel of a Renault Clio when it lost control in Doe Bank Lane, Great Barr.
It crashed off the road and ploughed into Patricia Faulkner and her pet Staffordshire Bull Terrier Millie.
Aish, 18, of Finchley Road, Kingstanding, who was 17 at the time of the collision, pleaded guilty to six offences at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court.
He admitted causing serious injury
by dangerous driving, failing to stop after a road accident, being uninsured, unlicensed, possession of cannabis and “criminal damage” in relation to the death of the dog.
But Aish denied he was “racing” with another motorist.
That issue will be resolved at Birmingham Crown Court where the case was committed due to its greater sentencing powers.
Ms Faulkner was mown down at on July 22 last year as she was walking Millie.
West Midlands Police released dramatic footage of the incident in an appeal for information.
The CCTV footage showed the Clio crashing into undergrowth, before
three youths emerged and scene on foot.
Richard Purchase, prosecuting, said: “I don’t intend to play the footage. It essentially shows a very nasty collision between a car and a pedestrian and the pedestrian’s dog.
“The Crown’s position is two cars were driving down the lane, both going very, very fast. The first goes very fast past the victim, Ms Faulkner, walking her dog.
“The second car loses control and slams into both Ms Faulkner and her dog.
“The dog was sadly killed. Ms Faulkner suffered very serious injuries, including a broken leg.
“Her leg was in a cast for six weeks
left the and six months on it is still causing her difficulty walking. She still suffers pins and needles.
“She has written a victim impact statement which is mainly about the loss of her pet dog, which was eight years old. Ms Faulkner is very lucky to be alive after being hit in this way.”
David Rees, defending Aish, said: “Part of the Crown’s case is that my client was racing with another individual. He does not accept that.”
Magistrates committed the case to Birmingham Crown Court after granting unconditional bail to Aish, who was given an interim driving ban.
Aish was granted unconditional bail and was told to attend Birmingham Crown Court on February 25.