Driver tried to evade blame for crash near A693 roundabout, near Asda, Stanley A DRIVER who crashed into a road sign and tree late at night before abandoning his car, “concocted a stupid story” to try to evade responsibility, a court was told. Police on patrol in Stanley received a report of an accident on the A693 roundabout near the Asda store, at about midnight on August 23. Durham Crown Court was told the officers found an abandoned Ford Focus which appeared to have gone straight over the roundabout, mounted a kerb and hit a diversion sign. Phillip Morley, prosecuting, said the car appeared to have continued for another 30-metres before hitting a tree.
Marcus Wood jailed for three years for defrauding farmer out of £40,000 A FARMER living on a modest income from the family business discovered his bank accounts had almost been emptied by his niece’s partner, over a four-year period. Marcus Wood abused the trust placed in him by the 67-year-old victim, who allowed him access to his bank card and personal identity number, to regularly drawn sums from the two accounts. Durham Crown Court was told Wood would often ask to “borrow” money from the uncle of his partner, Catherine Spooner, claiming it would be repaid as he was expecting to receive a large sum of money in an inheritance.
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