US EditionVan driver in police pursuit 'fatally hit mum-of-three who was looking for golf ball'
John McDonald pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after a police pursuit ended when his van struck Suzanne Cherry, who died from catastrophic injuries four days later.
- John McDonald admitted causing death by dangerous driving after his van struck and killed Suzanne Cherry, 62, at Aston Wood Golf Club in Staffordshire while she was playing golf.
- McDonald, along with two co-defendants, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud by making false representations that roofing work was needed when it was not.
- An investigation was launched by the police watchdog into the circumstances leading up to the fatal collision and the involvement of West Midlands Police officers who had been pursuing McDonald's van.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Van driver admits to killing mother-of-three on golf course
A man has admitted to killing a woman who was hit by a van on a golf course in April 2025. Dash-cam footage shows the van, driven by John McDonald, 52, leading police on a high-speed chase before driving onto the golf course at Aston Wood Golf Club in Shenstone. Mother-of-three Suzanne Cherry, 62, was struck by the van while playing golf with her husband on 11 April and died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham four days later. McDonald…
The British Justice is judging a man who ran over and killed a woman while playing golf with her husband in the town of Sutton, Birmingham. The defendant, who this Monday pleaded guilty before a judge along with his two accomplices, was running away from the police when he went into the Aston Wood Golf Club and attacked the victim, who did not even have time to react.The events occurred in April 2025.Suzanne Cherry, 62, was playing golf with her…
Birmingham Mail
One News PageRoofer admits killing mum-of-three who was hit by van during police chase on golf course - Birmingham Live
Suzanne Cherry, 62, was struck by a grey Nissan van at Aston Wood Golf Club in Blake Street, Shenstone, near Sutton Coldfield, on April 11 and died in hospital four days later
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