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Wayne Raynor says he’s just glad he didn’t take his young daughter with him on the errand
A dad who was headed out to buy a chippy tea for his family was left with a broken wrist and a brand new car written off after a drink driver ploughed into his Kia – which was less than a month old.
Wayne Raynor said he is just grateful that he had not taken his 14-year-old daughter with him like she’d asked.
Drink driver Tracey Mackey appeared in court this week, where she admitted driving with alcohol above the limit and dangerous driving, reports TeessideLive.
Dad-of-four Wayne, who lives in Thornaby, North Yorkshire, was visiting his parents in Eston on August 18 this year, and decided to head out to get fish and chips for the family.
The 41-year-old labourer said: “I was just crawling to the junction and out of nowhere the car just hit the front of my car.” CCTV of the incident shows the force at which Mackey’s vehicle hits his at a junction in Fabian Road, Eston – sending both vehicles careering into the road.
He said his blue Kia Sportage was less than a month old and now the family is without a car while the insurance claim is sorted out.
While Wayne was left injured, he is aware the situation could have been worse. He said: “My daughter was saying she wanted to come, but she didn’t even have her shoes on and I said ‘I’m not waiting for you’. I dread to think of her being in the car. It could have been so much worse.”
Wayne said he wants to speak out to highlight the dangers of drink driving and added: “These people still seem to think they can get away with doing it.”
Mackey, 57, who lives on Fabian Road, appeared before Teesside Magistrates Court on Tuesday (December 9) and admitted driving a Citroen car over the legal alcohol limit. The court heard she had 129 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood – with the limit being 80 microgrammes. She also admitted dangerous driving.
Mackey was banned from driving for 36 months and given a community order to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work in 12 months. She was also ordered to pay £85 costs and a victim surcharge of £114.
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