http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/c ... -32702447/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/c ... -32708944/Quote:
Speaking after the case, Graham Hubbard, Sector Crown Prosecutor for the West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service, said: “On the first day of the trial, a key witness provided evidence to the court which was not contained in their original statement.
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Police said that the decision not to carry on with the trial came after a witness said the “shared space” was so confusing it was inevitable there would be an accident.
One passenger on the bus, which had travelled down Bishop Street before reaching Hales Street, had earlier told the trial people had been confused at the new junction.
She said: “People don’t know where to cross or which direction traffic is coming in.”
Was the trial really dropped because a bus passenger (key witness?) said the junction was confusing ?
I struggle to imagine what other defense the prosecution was expecting
if they didn't come prepared to defend the junction layout.