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Lorry driver found guilty of ‘close pass’ offence

Patrick McDonnell
17 July 2017
West Midlands Police has prosecuted more than 300 offenders using helmet and dash-cam footage provided by members of the public.
West Midlands Police has prosecuted more than 300 offenders using helmet and dash-cam footage provided by members of the public.

 

The driver of an HGV has been fined more than £1,000 after being found guilty of dangerously overtaking a cyclist in the West Midlands. This is the first conviction in an operation launched by West Midlands Police last year to tackle ‘close pass’ offences.

Evidence of the offence was recorded on the cyclist’s helmet camera. The lorry driver from Birmingham was convicted of driving without due care and attention having squeezed past the cyclist last November. 

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