Crash driver dumps woman passenger by roadside after head injury horror.Byline: Claire Ellicott A WOMAN passenger was dumped at the side of the road by her driver following a horrific car crash in which she was nearly decapitated de·cap·i·tate tr.v. de·cap·i·tat·ed, de·cap·i·tat·ing, de·cap·i·tates To cut off the head of; behead. [Late Latin d . She was fighting for her life last night after the car hit a stationary van causing a 12ft piece of metal to smash through the window and hit her in the face. But instead of phoning for an ambulance, the male driver sped off before stopping and dragging her on to the side of the road, leaving her for dead. He then fled the scene with the length of metal still embedded in the car. A police investigation will consider whether the man had any reason not to be seen with the woman. The woman is in a critical condition at Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry suffering from severe head injuries. She has not yet been named, but police described her as in her forties, 5ft 3in tall, with straight, mousy mous·y also mous·ey adj. mous·i·er, mous·i·est 1. Resembling a mouse, especially: a. Having a drab, pale brown color: mousy hair. b. brown hair and from Willenhall, Coventry Willenhall is a suburb of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. Willenhall is in the south-east of the city adjacent to the suburbs of Binley, Ernesford Grange and Whitley. . She did not have any personal belongings on her when she was found, leading police to believe that a handbag may have been inside the car. Witness Ricky Wolstenholme, 21, saw the car racing off after the crash. 'I heard a loud bang. I looked out of the window and saw a car speeding off,' he said. 'The back of the van was totally squashed. It must have been hit really hard. To do something like he did is just crazy.' Sergeant Tim Rogers, who is leading the investigation into Saturday's crash, said: 'These are the worst facial injuries facial injuries, n.pl trauma to the face and its associated structures, most frequently from traffic accidents, contact sports, and domestic conflicts. I have seen short of decapitation Decapitation See also Headlessness. Antoinette, Marie (1755–1793) queen of France beheaded by revolutionists. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 1697] Argos lulled to sleep and beheaded by Hermes. [Gk. Myth. . 'The driver of this car has callously dumped his passenger at the side of the road and left her for dead. Fortunately, there was a witness who enabled her to get prompt medical attention, but she is in a critical condition in hospital.' He described the car as beige or champagne-coloured. Officers have alerted scrapyards in case the damaged vehicle is brought in. 'We hope to determine the route which this car has taken, and particularly if the length of metal has been dumped somewhere in the locality,' Sergeant Rogers said. Last night police arrested two men aged 27 and 28 in connection with the incident. |
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