BMW driver admits leaving woman critically injured in truck smash

A driver has admitted causing serious injury to a woman after a horror smash involving a car and a truck.
By Nick Frame
Published 12th Jul 2022, 11:26 BST
Updated 12th Jul 2022, 11:29 BST
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Kieran John Earl was behind the wheel of a BMW that collided with the HGV on the roundabout north of South Kirkby in January last year.

The 27-year-old, of Hillside Road, Ackworth, appeared at Leeds Crown Court this morning where he admitted one charge of causing serious injury through dangerous driving.

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A second identical charge, relating to a male who was also injured in the smash, is still being considered by the Crown Prosecution Service.

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The roundabout where the crash happened in January last year.The roundabout where the crash happened in January last year.
The roundabout where the crash happened in January last year.

Earl will appear again on July 25 and was told by Judge Simon Batiste to "get his affairs in order" in the meantime.

Judge Batiste also ordered a full pre-sentence review to be prepared, and handed Earl an interim driving ban.

The crash between the blue BMW 320 and the blue tipper truck happened at around 10.15am on January 23, 2021, on the A6201 roundabout between Avenue Lodeve and Sprockhoevel Way.

Police said at the time that a woman in her 20s was left in a critical condition and two other people in the car received injuries which were not life threatening.