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Callum Brankin, 23, a newly qualified driver was flouting the speed limit as he skidded around a bend on a wet road A DRUG driver told a court he wished it was him who had died in a crash instead of an elderly woman. Callum Brankin, 23, a newly qualified driver was flouting the speed limit as he skidded around a bend on a wet road. Attempting to correct the slide, he crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a Nissan Micra driven by 87-year-old Barbara Bragg. Witnesses rushed to help both drivers after the crash, in Mount Hill, Halstead, but Ms Bragg was airlifted to hospital an...

AN application to finalise a bid for more than 70 homes has been given the final seal of approval, despite objections from Halstead Town Council. Braintree Council’s planning committee met last week to vote on a bid to bring 71 homes to land off Mount Hill. The bid was a reserved matters application seeking to finalise plans for the appearance and landscaping of the site. It comes after the original proposal, which was submitted in 2018 and rejected, was approved on appeal in July 2019. That had seen strong objections from Halstead Town Council, which also unanimously opposed the ...

Fatal - the scene of the crash in Mount Hill, Halstead, in October 2019. Picture: PC Wheeler of Essex Police A DRUG driver has been warned to expect a prison sentence after he caused the death of an 87-year-old woman through his careless driving. Callum Brankin, 23, was behind the wheel of his Mini Cooper in Mount Hill, Halstead, when he was involved in a serious crash with a Nissan Micra. Barbara Bragg, 87, the driver of the Micra, was airlifted to hospital but died the following evening. A probe into the crash, which took place on October 12, 2019, was led by Essex Police’s seriou...

A young man has admitted to causing the death of an elderly woman through careless driving in Halstead, while over the drug drive limit.

Fatal - the scene of the crash in Mount Hill, Halstead, in October 2019. Picture: PC Wheeler of Essex Police A DRUG driver has been warned to expect a prison sentence after he caused the death of an 87-year-old woman through his careless driving. Callum Brankin, 23, was behind the wheel of his Mini Cooper in Mount Hill, Halstead, when he was involved in a serious crash with a Nissan Micra. Barbara Bragg, 87, the driver of the Micra, was airlifted to hospital but died the following evening. A probe into the crash, which took place on October 12, 2019, was led by Essex Police’s seriou...