Sunday, December 19, 2010

Fireman admits causing farmer's death with siren

A fireman has admitted causing the death of a farmer who was crushed to death by a herd of cows after they were startled by fire engine sirens. Julian Lawford pleaded guilty at Exeter Crown Court to a charge of causing the death of Harold Lee by careless driving, the Press Association reported on Tuesday. Lee, 75, was trampled to death by his cows as he walked them along a country road near his home in Burtle, Somerset. The incident happened on a minor road in August last year when the farmer was moving a herd of 100 dairy cows from a field toward their milking parlour...more

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