Drink-drive BR man jailed

Title

Drink-drive BR man jailed

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 Sep 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:40

Description

A British Rail driver who crashed his passenger train whilst under the influence of alcohol has been jailed for 9 months at the Old Bailey. 41 year-old Stephen Peckham, from Carmichael Road, South Norwood, London, caused nearly half a million pounds’ worth of damage when his train smashed into the buffers at Tattenham Corner station on 01/12/93. Includes interview with Detective Inspector Ronald Rayner of the British Transport Police. Legal affairs editor Tim Crook reports from the court.

Contributors

Tim Crook; Ronald Rayner

Keywords

Accidents; London; Crime; Police; British Rail; Railway stations; Drink driving; Trials; Sentencing; Railway accidents; Train drivers; British Transport Police; Tattenham Corner; Stephen Peckham

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