A councillor drove at a council contractor and two young people causing one of them bodily harm and appeared in court. Caryl Vaughan, a community councillor has since resigned as a councillor after receiving a suspended prison sentence for causing bodily harm by wanton and furious driving.
A report published by the Ombudsman says that the councillor joined Llansantffraed Community Council on May 7, 2019, and three days later was involved in an incident with a private individual who was a council’s contractor. She drove her car at speed on private land at while he was undertaking his duties for the council. "Her car struck two minors during the incident; at least one suffered bodily harm. The evidence suggests the contractor and the minors were distressed by what had occurred," the report says.
On October 14, 2020, she was sentenced to a suspended sentence of 10 weeks’ imprisonment, and her driving licence was endorsed with eight penalty points; she was also required to pay a victim surcharge of £128. However, the sentence fell short of automatic disqualification from the office of councillor. You can see the coverage of the court case here. The court had been told the incident took place in Llanon in Ceredigon in May last year, after Vaughan's mother became involved in an argument with a man who was cutting back a field hedge on behalf of the local community council.
