A driver smashed into a car while travelling on the wrong side of a busy road and ignoring a red traffic light. Dad-to-be Yahya Solak fears he will be deported after the latest in a string of driving offences.
Solak, 31, had just headed west across Newport city centre's George Street bridge at around 4.12pm on October 25, 2021, when he came to the crossroads with Lower Dock Street. There was then a crash involving his car and a VW Polo. Although Solak "made off down the road", he did not get far because "there was so much damage to his car that it was undriveable", prosecutor Paul Hewitt told Cardiff Crown Court.
"He was stopped by officers and spoken to at the scene," said Mr Hewitt. "His comment was that the other driver had come out of nowhere before he hit her. But dashcam footage showed he had driven on the wrong side of the road and, instead of stopping at the traffic lights when cars were crossing the carriageway, he had hit the Polo driven by a Ms Petkova, who was making a legitimate action with her car."
