The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Lorry drivers charged after crash kills eight
Pair each face eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving, one held, one bailed
Two lorry drivers have been charged in connection with the M1 crash in which eight people were killed.
Ryszard Masierak, 31, of Evesham, Worcestershire, is accused of eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving, four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and eight counts of causing death by careless driving while over the prescribed alcohol limit.
He has been remanded in custody to appear at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court today.
David Wagstaff, 53, of Derwent Street, Stoke-on-Trent, is charged with eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving and four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He was bailed to appear at Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court on September 11.
Three passengers, including a fiveyear-old girl, are fighting for their lives after the crash on Saturday involving two lorries and the minibus they were travelling in.
Six men and two women died when the three vehicles collided shortly before 3.15am on the southbound carriageway of the motorway near Newport Pagnell, between junctions 15 and 14.
The minibus driver and owner of Nottingham-based ABC Travels, Cyriac Joseph, who was killed in the crash had been taking a group of people from India to London from where they were due to start a tour of Europe.