A farmer has denied failing to stop his tractor at the scene of an accident during last year’s Tour of Pembrokeshire. The cyclist involved, Phillip Withers, said that as Haydn Williams drove past him on a narrow country road, his leg was pinned against his bike by the hay rake that was being towed.
The Western Telegraph reports that Withers, 64, was riding along the Wolfscastle to Tufton road on May 19 towards the back of a group of around 20 riders when they encountered Williams in his tractor, heading in the opposite direction.
Several of the cyclists managed to filter through a small gap on the left hand side of the road, but Williams continued moving forward. Withers said he heard him shouting “get back” from the cab.
“The road was very narrow and the hedges on the side were very steep, very close to the edge of the road,” explained Withers.
He leaned into the hedge but the hay rake was wider than the tractor and pinned his leg against his bike causing him injury. He says Williams drove away.
Defending, Lucie Stoker said that Williams remembered getting out of the vehicle and shouting at the cyclists to move back toward a layby further down the road.
She said he had been unable to reverse himself as another farm vehicle and a 4x4 were occupying a layby or farm entrance behind.
Williams has pleaded not guilty to failing to stop after a road accident, failing to report the accident to police and driving without due care and attention.
The trial is due to continue on Thursday, February 7.
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7 October was just a bit of harmless fun until the "msm" ramped it up.
It's not censored if you just pirate it
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They are not going full gas at every point. They would destroy themselves. And tactics, they save themselves for when effort is really needed....
It turns out that that is national police policy. We found out from this process that there is national 'secured by design' policy which causes...
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And, more seriously, where's the coverage of the closure of the cycle lane which forces you to cycle on the Totton bypass.