A grandad crashed on his way home after playing golf to alleviate stress and downing beers and vodka, a court heard. Paul Simpson, a precision engineer for 32 years, is medicated for anxiety and depression, and his company even arranged counselling for him.
His workplace advised him to go and play golf to help with the stress and off he went with colleagues to tee off on May 22 this year. But the day ended badly after 50-year-old Simpson, a father-of-two and a grandad to two, drove his blue Ford Fiesta on Redbarn Way, Sutton-in-Ashfield.
His car was spotted at 2pm approaching a roundabout at speed, coming off the roundabout and veering towards a member of the public. The witness had been shopping and had headed along Castlewood Grove, in the same area.
