Hit-and-run driver blamed the sun after mowing down elderly woman
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA driver who mowed down an elderly woman as she crossed the road claimed he was ‘dazzled by the sunlight’. Anne Buckley had waited for the lights at a pedestrian crossing to turn red before she began walking into the road in Moston in November 2022.
She was struck by a Ford Fiesta being driven by Mohammed Atif. The 79-year-old was sent hurtling into the air before landing on her head and shoulders.
She was left with numerous injuries including to her neck, and now has a fear of crossing the road without help. READ MORE: He said his sick crimes were committed in his sleep - but nobody believed him Atif failed to stop at the scene and drove away, Manchester Crown Court heard.
When police later caught up with him that day in November 2022 after he was identified through an ANPR camera, he said he had been ‘dazzled by the sunlight’ and claimed hadn’t seen Mrs Buckley, or the lights change to red.
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