Man caught speeding as he drove to hospital with severed ear is let off
A Mid Wales man who was clocked speeding while driving to hospital in a medical emergency has been given an absolute discharge by magistrates.
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Graham Frank Middleton was unloading his shopping when he slipped on ice and hit the side of his head on the tailgate of his vehicle, severing his ear.
The 67-year-old drove to A&E in Hereford. After waiting for hours he was told there was a risk of gangrene if the injury wasn’t dealt with within six hours, and that a surgeon was waiting for him in Worcester.
Middleton, of Greenway Manor Lodge Park, Crossgates, drove to Worcester. At Worcester, a procedure was carried out and he was given strong antibiotics.