Trial set for Scottish teens riding motorcycle into crowd
By the Staff of Clutch and Chrome
August 14th 2008
A trial has
been scheduled for the two teenagers accused of riding a
motorcycle
into a crowd during the
annual Aberdeen Students’ torcher parade in Scotland on
April 26.
Hundreds of
people were gathered to watch the event in Aberdeen where
students get dressed up and take to the city's streets every
year and raise money for charity. The parade draws large
crowds from all over the North East of Scotland.
The accused
teenagers appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday.
Westlake-Tritton, 17, and Hunter, 18, are charged with
stealing a motorcycle sometime between April 23 and 26. The
indictment states that the teenagers culpably, recklessly
and with utter disregard for the safety of others, rode the
motorcycle at excessive speeds, mounted sidewalks, performed
several wheelies and U-turns and drove through no entry
signs and several red lights at traffic junctions.
They are also accused of kicking a stationary motorcyclist,
kicking pedestrians, driving erratically and colliding with
a vehicle, mounting a footpath and colliding with
pedestrians.
They are accused of severely injuring and permanently
disfiguring crowd members. The teenagers were also riding
while intoxicated and without insurance.
The trial will start later this month. |
