A DRIVER stopped at Kildwick was over the drugs-drive limit, heard Skipton magistrates. It was just after midnight on May 5 that Usman Ali, 32, who was on licence from prison at the time, was stopped in a Audi RS3 on the A629, the court heard. He failed a road side drugs test and was…
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THE driver of a Landrover Freelander stopped in Skipton because he was driving without lights, was over the drink drive limit, heard magistrates. Caleb Harrison, 26, was stopped by a police officer after he drove towards him on Lower Union Street on the evening of March 28 without his lights on, the Skipton court heard….
A ‘tip off’ led to a farmer with a milk round being stopped by police as he left a hotel in Earby after drinking, heard Skipton magistrates. North Yorkshire Police crossed over into Lancashire to stop James Frankland, who was driving a Isuzu Trooper, on Skipton Road, on June 9, the court heard. He admitted…
Wednesday 1 June sees the launch of the North Yorkshire Police and 95 Alive Road Safety Partnership summer campaign to combat drink and drug driving. With the better weather and lighter nights, Police are well aware from experience that the incidents of drink and drug driving increase over the summer months. This year is no…
A DANGEROUS driver who caused a head-on collision on a bridge on the outskirts of Gargrave has been banned from driving for 18 months. Kurdish-speaking Twana Khoshnaw, from Leeds, will also have to complete 200 hours unpaid work and be subject to a year-long community order after being found guilty of dangerous driving at Skipton…
A DRIVER was lucky to escape with minor injuries following this crash in North Yorkshire. The motorist’s white BMW 3 Series crashed off the A19 near Burn in Selby and into trees at about half past midnight. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said the driver was breath tested at the scene and blew…
A former caravan and motorhome technician who now works on horseboxes said he has found a “minefield of disasters” with potentially fatal consequences. Tristan Olivier has set up Rockstar Horsebox Services since he was approached by clients of his wife Jennifer, an equine physiotherapist. He said what he has found in some of the vehicles…
A new guide designed to help keep children safe on the roads when travelling to and from school has been launched by RoSPA. The safety charity was commissioned by Public Health England to produce the document, which aims to help schools promote safe active travel for children to and from school. Titled Road Injury Prevention:…
If someone in your family has just passed their test, give them a gift that will enhance the skills they have just learnt and develop their driving attitude and behaviour, and might even reduce their insurance premiums. Enhanced Pass Plus is a scheme run by North Yorkshire County Council, and delivered by a specially trained team of…
North Yorkshire Police are warning those who choose to drink or take drugs and get behind a wheel this Christmas, if you are over the limit you will be under arrest. Starting from 1 December, Police will be launching Operation Attention and will be out to ensure that those who put their own lives and…