Hard hats for golfers threat
Joyrider gets 4 years’ jail for mowing down cop
GOLFERS could be forced to wear helmets in a bid to reduce insurance payouts.
Experts say thousands are paid out each year for golf-related head injuries, as well as the cost to firms of working days lost.
Risk assessment firm Protecting.co.uk, says a number of insurance firms are threatening not to pay for players injured if they are not wearing headgear.
But not all golfers object. Keen player David Adams, 42, of York, said: “A ball to the head would be hard to recover from.” A TEENAGE joyrider with more than 50 convictions has been given a four-year sentence for deliberately mowing down a police officer. the pavement, narrowly missing a child. Manchester Minshull Street crown court heard Parkinson, already banned from driving, committed his first offence at 11.
He went on to be convicted for crimes including assaulting police, robbery, vehicle theft and flouting court orders.
He flaunted his notoriety on Facebook with photos himself with an air rifle, a suspicious-looking cigarette and in a Rolls-Royce. When Parkinson’s criminal record was read out, Judge Savill said: “That to me sums up this young man’s approach to life. He couldn’t care less.”
He told the yob on Tuesday: “You’re just 18 but have an appalling record.
“I know you have difficulties in your life but you’ve indicated a lack of remorse and have expressed no desire to change.” Mark Fireman, defending, said his client “looks nothing like” his 18 years and was “extremely immature”.
But Judge Savill said: “There comes a time when the public has to be protected.” Sending Parkinson to a young offender institution, he added: “I can only hope this will offer you cause to consider where your life is going.” The teenager, who was again banned from driving for five years, stretched and yawned as he was sentenced. Appearing via video link, he asked a court official: “How long gets taken off for remand?” Parkinson, of Ashton-underLyne, Greater Manchester, had admitted disqualified and dangerous driving, breaching his criminal behaviour order, aggravated vehicle taking, assault and driving without insurance.