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Driver gets suspended sentence for nursery crash trapping child

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC · How we work

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Jayne James was sentenced to a prison term, suspended for 12 months, for dangerous driving.
On 16 June, James drove an Omoda carrier into Partou Sunny Days Nursery in Ellesmere Port.
The vehicle smashed a fence, entered a play area with 22 children, trapping a two-year-old who suffered a burn.
Two other children suffered minor injuries from debris; all three were hospitalized and released.
James received a two-year driving ban.

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Jayne James was sentenced to a prison term, suspended for 12 months, for dangerous driving.
On 16 June, James drove an Omoda carrier into Partou Sunny Days Nursery in Ellesmere Port.
The vehicle smashed a fence, entered a play area with 22 children, trapping a two-year-old who suffered a burn.
Two other children suffered minor injuries from debris; all three were hospitalized and released.
James received a two-year driving ban.