That proved to be a losing argument for British attorney Timothy Gascoyne, who defended the sightless Omed Aziz from a charge of dangerous driving after Aziz was apprehended operating his Peugeot 405 in a wrong lane approaching oncoming traffic on the ring road in the West Midlands. The winning argument, which prosecuting attorney Peter Love got to make: “A blind man controlling a vehicle is inherently dangerous. A careful and competent driver would not dream of driving in this manner.” Aziz, of Wednesbury, drove for half a mile following the instructions of a friend in the passenger seat (who was also not a lawful driver) on braking and steering. (Nick Britten, “I’m perfectly safe on the roads, says blind driver”, Daily Telegraph, Sept. 5; “Blind man drove car for half-a-mile”, Western Mail, Sept. 5).
“If my client hadn’t been blind he wouldn’t have been arrested for dangerous driving”
That proved to be a losing argument for British attorney Timothy Gascoyne, who defended the sightless Omed Aziz from a charge of dangerous driving after Aziz was apprehended operating his Peugeot 405 in a wrong lane approaching oncoming traffic on the ring road in the West Midlands. The winning argument, which prosecuting attorney Peter Love […]
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