January 7th 2025.
As we move forward in this story, let's take a moment to look back at what has happened. It all started when the driver of a Ferrari, Joey Baptiste, found himself in a bit of a dilemma. He had been behind the wheel of a Ferrari F430 in Norwich, when suddenly the car crashed into a bike rack, narrowly missing a jogger. What a scary moment that must have been for both Baptiste and the jogger.
CCTV footage from March captured the incident, showing the Ferrari speeding around a bend on Rose Lane before the crash occurred. It's almost hard to watch as the expensive vehicle mounts the pavement and then veers back into the road, coming to a stop with damage to its left side. Luckily, neither Baptiste nor the car's owner, Ross Mendham, were injured in the accident.
Initially, Baptiste denied any wrongdoing and claimed that the car had experienced a mechanical failure. However, after losing communication with Mr. Mendham, Baptiste changed his plea to guilty. This meant that the car could not be properly tested to determine the cause of the crash.
At the hearing in Great Yarmouth, Hollie Davies-Raegan from the Crown Prosecution Service read a witness account which claimed that Baptiste had been "revving the engine" at red lights before the crash. The witness also stated that they had never seen such reckless and fast driving on that road before.
Baptiste's lawyer, Rachel Buck, explained to the court that he was insured to drive the car and was doing so because Mr. Mendham was not feeling well. She also mentioned that Baptiste had accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake right before the crash. Witnesses had assumed he was speeding due to the loud engine noise, but Baptiste whispered to Buck that it was actually a "4.7 V8 litre engine."
Since the accident, Baptiste had already received four points on his license. Miss Buck argued that he needed his full license in order to fulfill his duties as a ground worker. Baptiste will return to court on February 19 for his sentencing.
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