Dewi George has been jailed for accepting speeding points on behalf of his son Owain Hammett George, 17, just months before the teen was involved in a fatal crash in the Bishopston area of Swansea, Wales, UK
Pictured: Dewi George
Re: Dewi George has been jailed for accepting speeding points on behalf of his son Owain Hammett George, 17, just months before the teen was involved in a fatal crash in the Bishopston area of Swansea, Wales, UK.
George, 44, pretended to have been driving the Alfa Romeo car at the time of the speeding offence although he was working in Cardiff.
Three months later, his son was involved in a fatal crash in which two people died.
George pleaded... more »
Pictured: Dewi George
Re: Dewi George has been jailed for accepting speeding points on behalf of his son Owain Hammett George, 17, just months before the teen was involved in a fatal crash in the Bishopston area of Swansea, Wales, UK.
George, 44, pretended to have been driving the Alfa Romeo car at the time of the speeding offence although he was working in Cardiff.
Three months later, his son was involved in a fatal crash in which two people died.
George pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice.
Swansea Crown Court heard a police speed camera caught an image of an Alpha Romeo speeding on Cockett Road, Swansea, on 28 February 2022.
George, of Birchgrove in Swansea, admitted to the offence in response to a Notice of Intended Prosecution and accepted a speed awareness course as punishment.
The court heard that this version of events was "not possible" after automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR) records, and George's boss, confirmed that he was in fact at work at the time.
Further investigation by the police revealed that George's son was "in the vicinity of the speed camera at 12:05 on that day".
George had told officers "his son had only just passed his test" and he was therefore "worried his son would be banned from driving".
Judge Thomas KC said this meant George's son "was not in any way sanctioned" and got away "scot-free".
The judge noted that a few months later on 31 May 2022, George's son "had three passengers in his car" when the vehicle crashed at a petrol station in Bishopston, Swansea. « less