Emma Way, the Norfolk driver who in May boasted on Twitter of having knocked a cyclist off his bike, has been summonsed to appear on court to face charges of driving without due care and attention, failing to stop after an accident and failing to report an accident.
The 21-year-old will appear at Norwich Magistrates Court of Friday 16 August, according to a statement released by Norfolk Constabulary, which added that CPS East of England is preparing the case for court.
Way, a trainee accountant, posted a message on Twitter on Sunday 19 May which read: “Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier – I have right of way he doesn't even pay road tax!" The tweet also included the hashtag #bloodycyclists.
That tweet – and Way’s Twitter account – was subsequently deleted, but not before it been retweeted on the social network, where it also came to the attention of Norfolk Constabulary.
The force used its own Twitter account to send a reply to Way, saying: "we have had tweets ref an RTC with a bike", they explained. "We suggest you report it at a police station ASAP if not done already & then dm us."
The cyclist involved, Toby Hockley, sustained minor injuries during the incident, which occurred while he was taking part in a sportive.
As the story hit the national headlines, a website Bloodycyclist.com, was set up with the aim of “highlighting the issues of road use and campaigning to make the roads safer,” while a #bloodycyclist jersey, t-shirt and bidon have also been produced to raise money for East Anglian Air Ambulance.
Please note we are unable to accept comments on this story for legal reasons.
eradicating Hamas is a laudibale goal. Achieving this goal by killing or driving out every palestinian in Gaza, is either genocide or doomed to...
Fake news. It's only cyclists who ignore no entry.
Man flees after crashing into grade II listed Dorset home https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24263845.man-flees-crashing-grade...
I did some extracts from a twitter thread and put it somewhere in drivers and their problems. Basically as you put but ended up with a star...
If plod can't get through their in their cars, then criminals will use it to evade them because heaven forbid the police should patrol on foot or...
The questions would be "who / what do the rules serve? What are we willing to pay / accept to maintain or enforce them?"...
I once had an Explosif in Reynolds 853 with their Project 2 fork and it was one of the best mountain bikes I've ever owned. I still think about it...
It sounds very much as if this is an argument about land rights and access, not about bikes or cars. It feels a bit like the Daily Fail whipping up...
Friday's effort
Am I right in thinking that this has been the case in NL for over half a century (or 30 years nationally)? With a brief interruption from 2003 -...