A daredevil driver whose dangerous manoeuvre caused a collision three years ago, has landed a fine and a seven-day driving ban besides prompting a call by the Court for the introduction of road safety measures at the Siġġiewi bypass.
This warning was issued in criminal proceedings against Robert Galea, a 38-year old Siġġiewi resident, whose reckless driving one afternoon back in April 2016 had caused another motorist to crash into a tree.
The accident had taken place along Triq Mons Mikiel Azzopardi, Siġġiewi, a stretch of road which motorists regularly used as a ‘race track’ at the expense of residents and innocent passers-by, the Court observed.
On that particular afternoon, the accused, at the wheel of a blue Subaru Impreza, had overtaken four vehicles, crossing over to the opposite lane, heedless of oncoming traffic.
A couple in a car driving in the opposite direction had a narrow miss when the driver was forced to swerve suddenly to avoid a direct impact with the Subaru Impreza, which drove on while the other driver and his female passenger ended up crashing into a tree by the roadside.
A van driver who had witnessed the whole accident later recounted how he had been…
