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Both Adu and Mr Millar had been heading towards Ballymena when his bike ended up under the car and he struck the bonnet.
Not great writing either.
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My point is more around the urgency (or lack of) that the police are showing.
If that was my car, that had been stolen, and driven into someone, I would expect the police to come and find me and ask me some questions as soon as they found out who I was.
If this was a mugging/burglary/stabbing and they had some evidence that placed someone at the scene, would they send them a leter or go and speak to them ASAP?
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Without wanting to be too contentious - the police may not know who the driver is. The car may have been sold on without the keeper being changed. The car could have false number plates. The car may be stolen.
Presumably someone contacted the police at the time but that is only a presumption. Perhaps police were not advised until later. There will always be more to these things than meets the eye.
Re Arrest. Legislation governs this so arresting anyone for anything is not automatic.
I hope the guy recovers and the driver is hammered by the courts but, recent convictions for similar incidents, do not give me much faith in the courts for severe penalties. Most recent shocking example -
https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/paralysed-cyclist-says-year-ban-for-northern-ireland-pastor-who-mowed-him-down-is-a-joke-38067213.html?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app