News about Glyn Jones

A law reform is being sought by the heartbroken relatives of a grandmother who was knocked down and killed by a pensioner who couldn't even see his own steering wheel. When Marie Cunningham, 79, (upper left), was assisting her older neighbor cross the road when she was struck by a partially blind driver in Southport, Merseyside, in November 2021. Both women, who were returning from an afternoon social club, died the same day as a result of their 'catastrophic injuries.' Glyn Jones, 67, (right) was behind the wheel of an Audi A3 when he crashed into them, and it later emerged that he had been told many times that his eyesight was below the legal minimum to drive, but he kept driving and didn't tell the DVLA or his insurers. Jones had been diagnosed with Keratoconus, a corneal blote that causes a cone-like bulge to emerge ten years ago, which is why. On Friday, he was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison for failing to see the steering wheel while driving. Grace Foulds, bottom left.

Glyn Jones, 68, was behind the wheel of his Audi A3 that killed Marie Cunningham, 79, (left) and Grace Foulds, 85, (right) as they crossed the road in Southport, Merseyside, on November 30, 2021. Both women, who were returning from a afternoon social club, died the same day as a result of their 'catastrophic injuries' during the crash on Lulworth Road. Jones was told by his optician and GP on several occasions that his vision was much better than that required for driving a car, but he did not notify the DVLA or insurer and later failed a roadside eye examination.