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93-year-old driver banned after car smash
by Serena Sandhu
A 93-year-old driver from Chelmsford has been banned from driving after hitting the accelerator instead of the brake.
Read the full storyPensioner banned after hitting accelerator by mistake
A 93-year-old man has been banned from driving for six months after he was found guilty of careless driving.
Pensioner James Sims, of Daffodil Way, Chelmsford, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates Court following a collision in the city in March.
Mr Sims failed to brake at a junction and pressed the accelerator in error. His convertible car crossed a busy road, narrowly missing a cyclist, and then crashed through a park fence and hit concrete bollards.
– PC Andy Sumner, Chelmsford Road Policing Unit"Essex Police are dealing with more instances where motorists are driving after a point in their life when they are not fit to do so through mobility, reactions, eye sight, or the combination of medications."
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Nearly 90 million pounds is to be spent on improving congestion hotspots on our roads.
The army and navy flyover in Chelmsford will be improved thanks to the money which has been announced today.
It comes from a Government local pinch point fund. Our region's share will also go towards road upgrades in Bedford, Northampton, Lowestoft, Milton Keynes and Peterborough.
Car plunges into underpass after crash
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Maria Stubbings murder: Report identifies police failings
Essex Police has been criticised for failing to protect a woman who was murdered by her ex-partner.
Maria Stubbings, 50, was stranged by Marc Chivers at her home in Chelmsford in 2008.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission says the force missed opportunities to protect her.
Her family is now calling for a public inquiry into how the police deal with domestic violence.
In a statement, Essex Police says it is acting on the report's recommendations.
Chivers was jailed for life for Ms Stubbings' murder.
Defying the odds to reach 1st birthday
A premature baby from Essex has defied the odds to celebrate her first birthday today.
Demi Bloomfield from Chelmsford was given a slim chance of survival, after being born three and a half months early. She weighed just 1 pound 6 ounces, that's an equivalent of half a bag of sugar.
Her parents Anna Williams and Carl Bloomfield say it was like a dream when they were able to bring Demi home after nearly 4 months in hospital.
She still needs ongoing checks and has only been breathing without an oxygen mask for the past 3 weeks.
Taxi driver assault: Do you recognise these men?
Police officers in Chelmsford have issued CCTV of three men they wish to question in connection with an assault on a taxi driver this month.
Three men took a taxi from Baddow Road to North Avenue in Chelmsford in the early hours of May 11.
On arrival they have punched the 32 year old taxi driver, from east London in the face and made off without paying the fare.
Anyone who recognises the men is asked to contact Pc Ben Williams at Chelmsford police station on 101.
Premature baby born three and a half months early defies odds and celebrates 1st Birthday
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