'I didn't know crash victims'.A YOUNG boxer who survived a double fatal crash told jurors the two men who died must have stopped to help him during a fight. Carl Cunningham, 19, was the backseat passenger in a Nissan Primera The Nissan Primera is a large family saloon produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan for the domestic and European markets. Nissan Primera P10 (Mk I Phase 1 and 2, 1990—1996) which raced through a red light and was hit by a Range Rover
Driver Michael Chaderton, 23, and front-seat passenger Samuel Dunne, 24, were killed almost instantly. Mr Cunningham, who has no memory of the horror smash, yesterday insisted he had never met either man before and guessed they must have come to his aid during a brawl. Liverpool Crown Court has heard Mr Chaderton's Primera was chased by a Skoda Octavia driven by Owen Broughton, 21, following a fight over a girl. Broughton, of Queen's Drive, Stoneycroft, denies two counts of death by dangerous driving In English criminal law, the offence of causing death by dangerous driving is currently defined by the Road Traffic Act 1991 but, following Adomako (1995) 1 AC 171, the offence of motor manslaughter may now be the preferred charge. on July 17 last year. The case continues. |
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