Lorry driver jailed after cyclist hit waste he fly-tipped and suffered serious head injury
A lorry driver has been jailed for 16 months after fly-tipping garden waste, including a shed with asbestos, on a road in Brentwood, causing a cyclist to crash and suffer a life-threatening head injury. Craig Frewin pleaded guilty to causing danger to road users after evidence from CCTV, dashcam, and telematics data linked him to the illegal dumping. The cyclist, in his sixties, was airlifted to hospital following the collision in September 2024.
- ▪Craig Frewin was sentenced to 16 months in prison for fly-tipping that caused a cyclist's severe injury.
- ▪The fly-tipped waste included a garden shed with asbestos and a protruding nail, which punctured the cyclist's tyre.
- ▪Police used CCTV, dashcam footage, and telematics data to identify Frewin and his tipper lorry at the scene.
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