Man involved in fatal A143 crash facing further charges
Thomas Urbaniak, 26, was being driven in a GBP90,000 Land Rover Defender by his father, Marcin Jablonski, 44, when it smashed into a Nissan Juke on the A143, near Earsham[1]. Scene of fatal crash on A143 at Earsham (Image: Newsquest)The Nissan driver, Aisatou Mballow-Baldeu, who was in her 20s, was pronounced dead[2] at the scene. Jablonski and his son were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and questioned by police after being treated for injuries they had received following the crash at about 4.30pm on August 13.
Scene of fatal crash on A143 at Earsham (Image: Newsquest)Jablonski, of Mutfordwood Lane, Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft, has admitted causing death by dangerous driving[3] and appeared at Norwich Crown Court on Wednesday together with Urbaniak, from Newmarket, who has denied aggravated vehicle taking. The court heard Urbaniak, who will stand trial on February 19 next year, could yet be charged in relation to a burglary before the Land Rover was stolen in Newmarket on August 11. The case was adjourned until January 5.
Jablonski has also admitted causing death while driving with no insurance and while driving while disqualified. In addition he has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking of the Land Rover in Newmarket on Friday, August 11, and criminal damage, of GBP6,000 worth of crops, which were destroyed when he drove into a field in a bid to escape from police. He is due to be sentenced after the trial of his son.
The incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) by Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies, as is standard procedure.
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- ^ smashed into a Nissan Juke on the A143, near Earsham (www.edp24.co.uk)
- ^ Aisatou Mballow-Baldeu, who was in her 20s, was pronounced dead (www.edp24.co.uk)
- ^ has admitted causing death by dangerous driving (www.edp24.co.uk)