gnomi Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 My 17 year old son was cyclin to work this am when a couple with kids in the car hit him and drove away, leaving him in a terrible state. The incident happened at 8.20 this am on the road going down to the brook hill/university roundabout (from common side) at the junction of mushroom lane. A wonderful woman stopped to help and got his reg plate but unfortunately it was wrong. He was driving a silver car which will be damaged on the passenger side. We think he was taking his kids to the nether thorpe primary school. Both the kind woman who stopped and the uni staff at the school of law site were fantastic and I will be writing to their boss to praise them. Shame on you driver and partner, what message are you giving your children, who were apparently upset and traumatised? Please, if anyone saw what happened, please please get in touch with me so we can bring this scum bag to justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnomi Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 I don't know to be honest, as the police wouldn't tell me. The woman who helped had a description but all my son can recall was that it was silver. Were you there Will? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloom Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Police need to check cctv on there. The reg number can't be far out either - a few 'alternatives' should be checked to see what comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockonvynil Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Police need to check cctv on there. The reg number can't be far out either - a few 'alternatives' should be checked to see what comes up. Even the plod will have thought of that one, but why wont they tell us the make of car if it was a saab it should be easy to find,not really a common make like ford or vauxhall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabelle Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 That's terrible. I hope he recovers quickly, and the driver is found. It wouldn't surprise me if the driver is uninsured or unlicensed. No decent person would drive off if they had hit a someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Police need to check cctv on there. The reg number can't be far out either - a few 'alternatives' should be checked to see what comes up. No CCTV that I can think of on that junction and doubt most CCTV would be good enough quality to read a reg plate, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloom Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 No CCTV that I can think of on that junction and doubt most CCTV would be good enough quality to read a reg plate, If they post it on the Star website, someone will recognise them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 If they post it on the Star website, someone will recognise them. Post what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky B Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Does your son have insurance? I've been fortunate enough never to be involved in an accident whilst cycling (other than an altercation with a tramline), but I've got insurance through CTC. £10million third party cover and legal advice for around £40 per year. They also run the Cyclists Defence Fund, to pay for court cases where cyclists are involved in RTAs. If drivers get prosecuted for driving dangerously, maybe we can create a safer road culture. I hope your son is OK, and that the police manage to identify the driver and descend upon him from a great height! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Roach Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I don't know to be honest, as the police wouldn't tell me. The woman who helped had a description but all my son can recall was that it was silver. Were you there Will? Sorry no i wasnt but i saw a silver saab earlier and it had some damage to the passenger side. Its probably not related but i thought id ask ---------- Post added 06-03-2015 at 19:45 ---------- A make of car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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