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Заголовок Woman racing to make last orders crashed her BMW into 16th century pub causing £50,000 of damage - as landlord says she should have been prosecuted for dangerous driving
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Woman racing to make last orders crashed her BMW into 16th century pub causing
£50,000 of damage - as landlord says she should have been prosecuted for
dangerous driving

Woman racing to make last orders crashed her BMW into 16th century pub causing
£50,000 of damage - as landlord says she should have been prosecuted for
dangerous driving

Natasha Searle, 25, had 'a few drinks' at home before driving to a nearby pub

But she lost control of her BMW as she neared The Wortwell Bell in Norfolk

Pub landlord Paul Holland says Searle should have faced more serious charges

By Andrew Levy

Published: 17:04 BST, 20 September 2024 | Updated: 17:09 BST, 20 September
2024

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A pub landlord has criticised police for not pursuing a dangerous driving
charge against a woman who caused more than £50,000 of damage by crashing into
his 16th century pub while trying to make last orders.

Natasha Searle, 25, had 'a few drinks' at home with a friend before trying to
make it in time to a nearby pub.

But the mother lost control of her BMW as an oncoming vehicle approached when
she neared The Wortwell Bell, near Harleston in Norfolk, and she ploughed into
the Grade II-listed building.

She then fled the scene, leaving her friend stuck in the passenger seat before
firefighters arrived to cut her free.

Searle appeared at Great Yarmouth Magistrates Court on Thursday where she
pleaded guilty to driving without insurance• Страхование, failing to report and accident• Страхование » Несчастный случай
and failing to stop after an accident• Страхование » Несчастный случай.

A pub landlord has criticised police for not pursuing a dangerous driving
charge against Natasha Searle, 25, who caused more than £50,000 of damage
after crashing into The Wortwell Bell, near Harleston in Norfolk

She escaped with a 12-month driving ban and fines totalling £2,365 after her
solicitor told magistrates she had not been charged with drink driving or
driving without due care and attention and they 'must focus' on the offences
brought against her.

His client 'accepts she had consumed some alcohol', but he claimed she 'wasn't
drunk' and is 'deeply apologetic'.

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Speaking after the hearing, Searle – who emerged smiling - said: 'I am really
sorry that this happened.

'It is the biggest mistake of my life and I cannot explain how seriously
apologetic I am for it.

'I am just so glad that fortunately nobody was hurt in the incident and I just
want to put this behind me, having learned my lesson and focus on being the
best
mother.'

But Paul Holland, who was the pub's landlord at the time of the crash,
criticised police for failing to bring more serious charges against her.

'I don't know why the police didn't act quicker to get the driver for
drink-driving. The fact that she got away with it is just ridiculous,' he
said.

'At the time of the crash, one of my regulars was literally about to go
outside for a cigarette and sit on the bench that got crashed into the pub.

Paul Holland, who was the pub's landlord at the time of the crash, criticised
police for failing to bring more serious charges against Searle, who damaged
the Grade II-listed building

'He would have been killed. So how wasn't she charged for dangerous driving or
driving without due care or attention I just will never understand.'

Searle had drinks with the friend at her home in Harleston on May 17 before
driving five miles to the Homersfield Black Swan.

At about 11pm, when the pub was closing, they were outside having a cigarette
when they decided to look for another pub that was still open.

Natasha Searle had 'a few drinks' at home with a friend before trying to make
it before closing time to the pub

They thought they'd try The Wortwell Bell, which was five minutes away, and
set off again in Searle's silver BMW.

But the defendant 'had to swerve' to avoid an oncoming car and veered into the
pub they had been hoping to visit, causing £53,000 of damage.

Her solicitor, Calvin Saker, explained she left the scene without waiting for
police to arrive because she 'felt intimidated' by the angry customers who
confronted her.

As a result, she contacted her boyfriend, who came and collected her.

Mr Saker added the BMW had been a given to her as a gift and she believed she
was insured.

He also said she tried to call police to report the incident.

Searle was assessed by the Probation Service, which concluded she was both
'unsuitable' and 'unable' to comply with the conditions of a community order
due to personal reasons.

Some £2,000 of the fines imposed by the court will be used to cover the excess
on the insurance policy Mr Holland had for his pub.

Norfolk Police was contacted for comment.

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