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Olympian to stand trial after 'being caught by M4 speed camera'
Davies says the temporary sign was easy to miss and has opted for a trial, while prosecutors say evidence supports the reduced limit.
- Baroness Sharron Davies denies a speeding offence after her Mini was recorded at 65mph in a temporary 50mph zone on the M4 near junction 19 in South Gloucestershire on October 15, and has opted for trial.
- Davies blamed the incident on signage she described as "so poor it was easy to miss" after driving home from a speaking event in Wales late at night on October 15, when Avon and Somerset Police activated a speed camera.
- Solicitor Laura Singleton said an expert would provide a report on signage visibility, while prosecutor Mark Thorpe stated evidence would support that the signs were sufficient.
- Presiding justice Gail Bragg adjourned proceedings for a case management hearing on October 21, ordering full disclosure by the prosecution to the defence.
- Davies, an Olympic silver medallist nominated for a life peerage by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch last year, has never contested a speeding fine in 45 years of driving.
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Olympian to stand trial after 'being caught by M4 speed camera'
An Olympic swimmer from Wiltshire is set to stand trial over an M4 speeding ticket.
·Trowbridge, United Kingdom
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Sharron Davies faces speeding trial, blaming ‘poor signage’ following event in Wales
Rod Minchin, Press Association Olympic swimmer Baroness Sharron Davies is set to stand trial next year over a speeding ticket received following a speaking event in Wales, blaming the incident on a sign “so poor it was easy to miss”. The 63-year-old was driving back from a speaking event in Wales in October last year […] The post Sharron Davies faces speeding trial, blaming ‘poor signage’ following event in Wales appeared first on Nation.Cymru.
·Wales, United Kingdom
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