The jury has been discharged in the case of a refuse company charged after the death of the driver of a refuse collection vehicle who was dragged under a lorry in Watford.
The refuse collection vehicle at Woodside Leisure Park in Watford (picture: Gail D’Almaine)
Peter Coleman, 54, was working alone at the Woodside Leisure Park in Kingsway, Watford when he tried to stop the Volvo lorry rolling down an embankment on 11 October 2014.
The father-of-two, from Dunstable, was fatally injured after becoming trapped under the rear axle.
Not guilty plea
Mr Coleman’s employers, the waste collection company F and R Cawley Limited of Covent Garden Close, Luton, pleaded not guilty to four charges of failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
Legal reasons
Judge Mark Bishop discharged the jury of 6 men and 6 women for legal reasons. A new date for the trial has yet to be fixed.
The case opened on 5 March 2020 (see letsrecycle.com story).
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