Guilty plea after M4 shoulder deat
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A TRUCK DRIVER last week admitted ploughing into the back of a stationary ambulance,killing a man being treated in the vehicle on the hard shoulder of the M4.
James Kelly, who originally pleaded not guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, changed his plea on the second day of his trial at Bristol Crown Court, When Kelly, of Pontypool, Gwent, crashed his flatbed into the ambulance it was broad daylight; the ambulance had its lights flashing and two-tone horn sounding.
The court was told that Mark Jenkins, 28, was being checked over by paramedics after stopping his car and calling them because he felt unwell.
The collision happened as the paramedics were arranging for someone to collect MrJenkir The court heard that just t the accident witnesses saw truck drifting across the two lanes and the hard shoulder motorway. The prosecutioi that "the overwhelming hood" was that Kelly had asleep at the wheel.
Kelly's defence team so might have suffered a stroke while driving, but ologist Professor John Vann said that the likelihood of thi pening was only 1-2%. Kell: switched his plea to guilty.
The case was adjourne pre-sentence reports and K due to return to court for sei ing on 17 February.
• Staying alive on the hard sho — see feature,page 46.