CLEARED Mum who drove with 10 children in car and boot; DRIVEN TO THE LIMIT.Byline: By RON MOORE A MUM who drove her car with 10 children inside - including three in the boot - was yesterday cleared of dangerous driving. Elizabeth Watt, 33, from Kilwinning, Ayrshire, was found guilty of the lesser charge of careless careless adj., adv. 1) negligent. 2) the opposite of careful. A careless act can result in liability for damages to others. (See: negligent, negligence, care) driving. She said had no option because her children and their friends had been threatened by a mob mob Australian vernacular for a group of sheep which stay together for an extended period. Also a name for a group of kangaroos. outside a nightclub. Watt fled from the disco disco Style of dance music that arose in the mid-1970s, characterized by hypnotic rhythm, repetitive lyrics, and electronically produced sounds. Disco (short for discotheque) evolved largely from New York City underground nightclubs, in which disc jockeys would play dance with two girls in the front seat, five in the back and three in her boot. However, she was shown mercy by a judge after she told the court she only broke the law because the teenagers' lives were in danger after a "riot" had broken out outside a nightclub in Irvine. She ordered the girls and their friends into the vehicle for their own safety. She called 999 but the operator could not understand where she was. A police patrol car then pulled her over for driving without her headlights on. PC Stuart McInnes said he thought it "very strange" after realising how many people were in the Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a compact car manufactured by Honda. It was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door coupe, followed by a three-door hatchback version that September. With the transverse engine placement of its 1169 cc engine and front-wheel drive, like the British Mini, the . He said: "She was cautioned and the explanation she gave was that there was a disturbance in Bank Street and she was trying to get her kids away from the danger. "There had been a disturbance, there's no doubt about that." Mrs Watt, a care assistant, went to collect her two daughters from Pictures night club in Irvine at 10pm last October 29. The children and their friends - all aged between 13 and 15 - had been attending a junior disco. She told Kilmarnock Sheriff Court that the children were under threat from youths, who were making sexual remarks. She said: "When I arrived there was a disturbance going on and people were fighting, bottles were being thrown and I was really aware we had to get away. The kids were all terrified ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. and screaming and there was a riot going on." Watt's legal team used the rare defence of necessity - where the accused pleads that they acted because their life or the life of another was at risk. She was fined pounds 100 with three penalty points. Speaking outside the court, Mrs Watt said: "I feel bitter because they were making out I was a dangerous driver when I was taking these kids to safety. If I had the chance, I'd do it again." reporters@mirror.co.uk CAPTION(S): MERCY: Elizabeth Watt leaves court yesterday |
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