Pensioner prosecuted over Kettering town centre crash

By Sam Wildman
Published 5th Dec 2019, 13:48 BST
Updated 5th Dec 2019, 13:49 BST
The scene in August.The scene in August.
The scene in August.
A pensioner will be taken to court over a crash in Kettering's town centre which forced the victim to have a leg amputated.

Ernest Charles Howard, 82 and of Tresham Close in Kettering, has been charged with careless driving after the serious crash on August 13 in Gold Street.

The victim, a man in his 50s, was hit by a Citroen C4 near the parking bays just after 1pm.

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A quick-thinking soldier who was in the area came to his aid and used his belt as a tourniquet to stem the bleeding.

He later downplayed suggestions he was a hero.

The victim was taken to hospital with life-changing injuries where he had to have a leg amputated.

No court date has yet been set for Howard to face magistrates.