Teen banned for drug driving caused crash within weeks

Wilks-Hanley admitted careless driving Picture: NQ <i>(Image: NQ)</i>
Wilks-Hanley admitted careless driving Picture: NQ (Image: NQ)
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A teen BMW driver has admitted failing to stop at the scene of a crash – just weeks after he was banned from driving.

Joshua Wilks-Hanley, 19, had been given the driving ban in March for drug driving.

On April 9, he was behind the wheel of a green BMW 3 series when he caused an accident on Hailey Road and left the injured man behind at the scene.

Appearing before Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, Wilks-Hanley, of Eastfield Road, Witney, pleaded guilty to careless driving, driving while disqualified, failing to stop after a road accident and driving without insurance.

He was bailed to return to court for sentence on December 1. The magistrates ordered a probation report.

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This story was written by Tom Seaward. He joined the team in 2021 as Oxfordshire's court and crime reporter.  

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