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Sion Ramson banned for Pencoed level crossing incident | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A driver who sped across a south Wales level crossing as the barriers closed has been banned from driving. | A driver who sped across a south Wales level crossing as the barriers closed has been banned from driving. |
Sion Ramson, 26, crossed the unmanned line in Pencoed to visit his sick grandmother, Cardiff Crown Court heard. | |
Ramson was caught on CCTV ignoring flashing red lights and then driving over the crossing just before a train. | Ramson was caught on CCTV ignoring flashing red lights and then driving over the crossing just before a train. |
Ramson from Pontyclun admitted dangerous driving and was given a four-month suspended jail sentence and banned from driving for 12 months. | Ramson from Pontyclun admitted dangerous driving and was given a four-month suspended jail sentence and banned from driving for 12 months. |
'Serious' | 'Serious' |
Judge Stephen Hopkins QC told him: "It was the most incredibly daft thing for you to have done. | Judge Stephen Hopkins QC told him: "It was the most incredibly daft thing for you to have done. |
"What you did was a particularly stupid and potentially dangerous thing. You put at risk both your own life and the lives of those on the train." | "What you did was a particularly stupid and potentially dangerous thing. You put at risk both your own life and the lives of those on the train." |
Ramson crossed the line on 1 February as a First Great Western passenger service was due on the main Swansea to London high-speed line. | |
He was arrested at home after the his vehicle had been filmed by the security cameras. | He was arrested at home after the his vehicle had been filmed by the security cameras. |
He told officers: "I know I should not have crossed the way I did. I'm really sorry for this, I could have caused a serious accident." | He told officers: "I know I should not have crossed the way I did. I'm really sorry for this, I could have caused a serious accident." |
Speaking after the case, a spokesman for Network Rail said: "This kind of behaviour can cause serious injury or death to yourself or rail users." | Speaking after the case, a spokesman for Network Rail said: "This kind of behaviour can cause serious injury or death to yourself or rail users." |
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