"Out of control" driver jailed for three years after driving into cyclist

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"A mother of six who used her turbo charged 4x4 as a "weapon" and ran it into an autistic cyclist was "out of control," a judge who jailed her for three years has said.

Natalie Pyne, 31, had five children in her white Audi Q7 when she tried to run down Simon Edgely, who has autism, in a road rage attack in Kingston on June 7 last year. The pair had argued moments earlier.

During Pyne's sentencing at Kingston Crown Court today Judge Susan Tapping said: "I have given considerable consideration to your circumstances. You deliberately used your car as a weapon. "You were out of control."

Judge Tapping added it was "good luck" that Pyne did not seriously injure Mr Edgely, both in the original crash and when reversing away.

The car clipped Mr Edgley, who escaped with no major injuries although his bike was severely mangled. The car also ploughed into the Park Salon in Park Road causing more than £25,000 worth of damage.

During the trial this year Pyne had claimed her 4x4 malfunctioned, causing her to crash into the salon. Witness PC Peter Traylor had told the jury he could find "no fault" with Pyne's "very powerful" car.

Pyne, of Mount Pleasant Road, New Malden, was found guilty of attempted grievous bodily harm following the trial in October.

During the sentencing hearing prosecutor Nicholas Cooper recounted a witness who had described Mr Edgely mounting a kerb away from the car, before it drove towards him and "carried him into a shop window" by the bonnet."

http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/13...ng_into_salon/

On Friday, 6 November 2015 15:02:35 UTC, Alycidon wrote:
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"If you're reading this Simon Edgely, I understand what you said about not wanting this on your conscience, but remember the woman needs to be brought to account for her actions and behaviour. The matter should not be on your conscience. She chose to try to kill or injure you. She has form and has been banned before. It seems she didn't learn from that experience.

The police (or is it Crown Prosecution?) decide who to prosecute, not you. Clearly that woman is a menace. If she doesn't go to prison she might well do a similar thing again and actually kill someone. You wouldn't want that on your conscience. So please, don't worry about her being locked up. It's a good thing and everyone is all the safer for it. I hope that your life can get back to normal soon."

Hear, hear.

http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/13...ng_into_salon/

On 07/11/2015 13:25, Alycidon wrote:

On Friday, 6 November 2015 15:02:35 UTC, Alycidon wrote:

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"If you're reading this Simon Edgely, I understand what you said about not wanting this on your conscience, but remember the woman needs to be brought to account for her actions and behaviour. The matter should not be on your conscience. She chose to try to kill or injure you. She has form and has been banned before. It seems she didn't learn from that experience.
The police (or is it Crown Prosecution?) decide who to prosecute, not you. Clearly that woman is a menace. If she doesn't go to prison she might well do a similar thing again and actually kill someone. You wouldn't want that on your conscience. So please, don't worry about her being locked up. It's a good thing and everyone is all the safer for it. I hope that your life can get back to normal soon."

Hear, hear.

http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/13...ng_into_salon/

Commentator Mick M writes:

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"Defence counsel Lisa Bald called for a “justifiable act of mercy” and
described the case as a “flash of anger that happened in seconds”.
She added: “She is not a woman prone to aggressive outbursts, she is not
that type of person and this wasn’t an act of violence.”

Too take aim at a human being with your car and try to run them down, if
that isn't an act of violence I don't know what is, maybe her views will
change if the next time it is her the car is aimed at, stupid woman."
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Let's all hope that Mick M never needs the assistance of a defence
advocate, eh?