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Woman crashed motorhome using cruise control while making cup of tea
A woman crashed her new luxury motorhome at 40mph after putting on the cruise control and getting up to make a cup of tea, a court heard today.
Maria Antonia Smith had spent £45,000 on the second-hand van and was driving it for the first time when the accident happened.
Preston magistrates heard how Mrs Smith, 62, of Dunkirk Avenue Fulwood had spent her life savings on the four-year-old, four-berth vehicle.
But two days later it was written off when it veered out of control and hit a tree on A6 nr Forton
Pleading guilty to careless and reckless driving, Mrs Smith, a retired shoe maker, stunned magistrates by saying she had been confused by what cruise control actually meant.
I thought it was like an autopilot that you get on airplanes,” she said.
I turned it on at what I thought was a sensible 40mph, then stepped away from the driver seat into the back of the motorhome to make a cup of tea.
“I presumed that cruise control worked with the sat nav to negotiate the roads safely. Imagine my surprise when, no sooner had I flicked the switch on the kettle that we hit a tree at 40mph. Luckily I was unhurt because I was thrown on to the sofa.
Mrs Smith recieved a 2 year driving ban and £1000 fine
Hopef not a finder!!
Woman crashed motorhome using cruise control while making cup of tea
A woman crashed her new luxury motorhome at 40mph after putting on the cruise control and getting up to make a cup of tea, a court heard today.
Maria Antonia Smith had spent £45,000 on the second-hand van and was driving it for the first time when the accident happened.
Preston magistrates heard how Mrs Smith, 62, of Dunkirk Avenue Fulwood had spent her life savings on the four-year-old, four-berth vehicle.
But two days later it was written off when it veered out of control and hit a tree on A6 nr Forton
Pleading guilty to careless and reckless driving, Mrs Smith, a retired shoe maker, stunned magistrates by saying she had been confused by what cruise control actually meant.
I thought it was like an autopilot that you get on airplanes,” she said.
I turned it on at what I thought was a sensible 40mph, then stepped away from the driver seat into the back of the motorhome to make a cup of tea.
“I presumed that cruise control worked with the sat nav to negotiate the roads safely. Imagine my surprise when, no sooner had I flicked the switch on the kettle that we hit a tree at 40mph. Luckily I was unhurt because I was thrown on to the sofa.
Mrs Smith recieved a 2 year driving ban and £1000 fine
