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Hung jury aft( Ml crash deal

19th September 1996
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• A truck driver accused of killing a woman after allegedly smashing an artic into her car walked free from court after a jury failed to reach a decision on whether he was guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. Danny Hunt, 23. of John Ruskin St, London, denied the charge and must now wait to see if Crown prosecutors decide to press for another trial.

Margaret James, 47, suffered fatal burns when her fiances car burst into flames following the

crash on the N11. James, a ger in the Ford Sierra, days later.

The court heard how t dent happened while Jan her fiance Frank Crowtch returning from a birthday the early hours of 3 Ser last year. The couple h joined the MI at North; and were heading home ti when the crash happe Junction 15.

Judge David Morton-Jimissed the jury when it f reach either a unanimous or a majority decision.