Householder fights delivery driver in row over cold food

Cornwall police officers had to deal with an incident during which an angry householder tried to fight their delivery driver[1] because they said their food was cold[2]. It was one of multiple fights which broke out in the county over the past week. A brawl also broke out at a petrol station during a row about reversing which involved a number of people.

Another driver crashed into a number of parked cars before fighting witnesses then attempting to pull off the registration plate and fleeing the scene. There were multiple serious problems on Cornwall’s roads last week, with people battling torrential rain, icy roads, snow and resulting crashes[3]. It meant a busy week for the county’s police officers.

Bodmin[4] Police posted to Facebook[5] to tell followers of the myriad of incidents which took place over the week. Of course, weather[6] played a big role, with a five vehicle crash on the A30[7] kicking off the road chaos on an icy Wednesday morning. Thursday brought more difficult conditions, with snow covering the A30 causing some motorists trying to drive the wrong way up the road.

Police closed the road through most of the day, thought Bodmin Police said it didn’t stop some drivers from breaking through the closure signs. Three were given tickets as a result. Weather conditions led to more cars crashing on Friday, while Saturday involved police rushing to break up a group of adults fighting at a petrol station.

Bodmin Police said they were rowing about reversing in the station. Officers then attended a serious A30 crash which resulted in two people sustaining injuries yesterday. There were miles of congestion on the route at Launceston[8] after two vans and a lorry collided.

Bodmin Police wrote on social media: “As this week draws to a close, we wanted to provide an update on some of the incidents and jobs Bodmin Police have attended. As always this is just a snapshot of some of the demand placed on our team. This week due to the weather saw quite a few crashes.

“Monday saw units chasing a suspect around following a high-risk domestic assault. In between this we had a vehicle on its roof on the A30. Wadebridge[9] saw officers arrest a driver after crashing their car and blowing 112 at the roadside. “Tuesday saw a vehicle crashing into parked cars.

The driver then tried to fight people before stupidly trying to pull off the registration plate and running off. We also had someone trying to fight their delivery driver after their food arrived cold… “Wednesday our early turn response was straight out the door at 7am to a five-vehicle Crash on the A30 due to icy conditions.

“Thursday was snow day! This presented its own challenge with units on the A30 from 6am trying to deal with the conditions. We even had some drivers try turning around and drive back up the A30 the wrong way….

“The risk presented to motorists required the decision to close the A30 at Bodmin. Despite these closures we had drivers still trying to drive through the signs. This resulted in three drivers being given tickets.

After some time and clearing of vehicles units managed to get ploughs and gritters through and re-open the road. “Friday again vehicles crashing due to conditions. This continued through the day with a few reported crashes.

Saturday, we had a group of adults fighting at lunchtime over reversing in a petrol station.”

References

1. ^ angry householder tried to fight their delivery driver (www.cornwalllive.com)
2. ^ food was cold (www.cornwalllive.com)
3. ^ battling torrential rain, icy roads, snow and resulting crashes (www.cornwalllive.com)
4. ^ Bodmin (www.cornwalllive.com)
5. ^ Facebook (www.cornwalllive.com)
6. ^ weather (www.cornwalllive.com)
7. ^ A30 (www.cornwalllive.com)
8. ^ Launceston (www.cornwalllive.com)
9. ^ Wadebridge (www.cornwalllive.com)