Mercedes driver guilty of dangerous driving after Oxfordshire crash

Darryl Young, of Zakopane Road, Swindon, was on trial at Oxford Crown Court. The 64-year-old was charged with one count of dangerous driving on the A420 at Kingston Bagpuize on June 13 2023. He pleaded not guilty to the offence.

However, a jury found him guilty of the offence and he will be sentenced on July 17. On June 17, prosecution barrister Prashant Shah opened the case for the jury. The jury heard that Young was driving a Mercedes Benz SLK at the time of the offence.

The prosecution's case was that Young attempted an overtake on the A420 as the road changes from a duel carriageway to a single carriageway. This led to a head-on collision with a van. Mr Shah told the jury that the prosecution's case was that this was a dangerous manoeuvre.

The jury heard that a witness saw Young's car overtake her and saw the crash. As a result of the crash, the van flipped and rolled several times. Young's car spun right around.

Young was taken to hospital and attended a voluntary interview with police. He told police he couldn't remember the crash. Mr Shah said: "It's the prosecution's case that it was a dangerous manoeuvre to overtake.

It's for the prosecution to prove the case against Mr Young."

The jury was then shown dash cam footage of a car approaching the crash site.

The van could be seen on its roof.

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