Driver deared of death charge
21st January 1988, Page 6
21st January 1988
Page 6
Page 6, 21st January 1988
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• A lorry driver has been cleared of causing the death of an Automobile Association patrol man in a freak accident.
Gordon Coddington of Boston, Lincolnshire was also acquitted of a lesser charge of careless driving by a jury at Gloucester Crown Court, after an accident in which Philip Goddard was crushed in his van under Coddington's lorry.
The prosecution alleged that Coddington drove his 24-tonne artic too fast round a bend, causing it to topple over, killing Goddard instantly. A road safety expert, however, told the jury that he did not think Coddington was to blame.
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Organisations:
Automobile Association, Gloucester Crown Court
People:
Philip Goddard, Gordon Coddington
Locations:
Boston