Elemie Wainwright: Driver pleads guilty to failing to stop immediately after collision with Sheffield girl, 11
A man who drove away from the scene of a collision with an 11-year-old Sheffield girl before turning back a minute later has appeared in court.
Ashley Gervis appeared at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court today (January 13), charged with failing to stop at the scene of a collision and driving a vehicle over the weight limit.
He pleaded guilty to both charges.
Elemie was taken to hospital after the collision in Mosborough on June 12 but tragically could not be saved.
Gervis, aged 28, was charged with two motoring offences after an investigation was mounted into the circumstances surrounding the collision.
The court was told that following the collision, Gervis continued to drive for one minute but then returned.
The police investigation into the fatal collision is ongoing.
An inquest into the tragedy is also planned.
Gervis’ solicitor explained that following the collision, he took time off work and sought counselling, and that this incident is something he ‘deals with every day’.
“He’s a man whose been driving for some nine years - clean licence, careful on the road, doesn’t get involved in criminal matters,” the solicitor added.
Magistrates ordered Gervis, of Marrison Drive, Killamarsh, to pay £2,066, which includes a £1,400 fine for leaving the scene of an accident.
There were no separate penalties for the weight limit charge
Gervis also had 10 points added to his licence.