Family release video of fatal collision to highlight poor driving

The family of a man who died following a head-on collision hope a video of the crash will highlight the dangers of bad driving.

Aron Hicks, 28, was driving a white Ford Transit van on the A417 near Blewbury, Oxfordshire, on 4 May 2020.

He overtook one vehicle and tried to overtake another as a Honda Civic approached on the other side.

Its driver, 78-year-old Brian Hunt, was fatally injured and died later that day in hospital.

A video of the collision has been viewed more than 225,000 times, external on the Thames Valley Police Facebook page.

Sgt Dom Mahon said: "At the families' wishes, we are releasing the footage of the fatal decision that Hicks made that day.

"Hick's reckless actions have torn a family apart and will have lifelong consequences for everybody who has been touched by this avoidable tragedy.

"The shocking dash-cam recording of this incident demonstrates very clearly how impatience behind the wheel can be fatal."

Hicks admitted one count of causing death by dangerous driving at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday and was jailed for three years and four months.

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