Tractor driver arrested after driving through flooded town

[bitchstewie]

Criminal or just an idiot who didn't think?

Tractor driver, 57, is arrested after driving through flooded high street during Storm Bert

[Sporky]

Why not both?

Looks like an idiot, certainly. Seems to have caused criminal damage.

[Gareth79]

It seems unlikely that he was unaware of the huge wave behind, and if he wasn't that's just evidence of the poor standard of driving. If he was aware, then he could either claim he thought it wouldn't have caused any additional damage (it did cause substantial damage) or he didn't care.

Even without the damage it's simply dangerous to drive through such deep water in a town - you can see the tractor smashing over... stuff, kerbs?

[119]

Keep up.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Wills2]

For those that don't want to crash their browser, here is a BBC link with video

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0jl8973meo

[Super Sonic]

119 said:

Keep up.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

That was 'police investigating'. Op has posted 'police arrest'
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/26/ma...

[119]

Wills2 said:

For those that don't want to crash their browser, here is a BBC link with video

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0jl8973meo

Thanks.

I didn't dare click the link in the OP.

[mick987]

Presume he is local, will be made very welcome down the pub in the future.

[ChocolateFrog]

Probably chuckling to himself as he heard the glass break.

Knew dawn well what he was doing.

[Ridgemont]

I maybe missing something here: the shops are already several feet of water. He’s created a wash that pushes the water a foot or two higher but the damage has already been done?
Very possibly the water was higher earlier in the day.
Sure he piled on through but none of the shops are any less damaged by his actions?

Why the outrage?

[Wacky Racer]

Ridgemont said:

I maybe missing something here: the shops are already several feet of water. He’s created a wash that pushes the water a foot or two higher but the damage has already been done?
Very possibly the water was higher earlier in the day.
Sure he piled on through but none of the shops are any less damaged by his actions?

Why the outrage?

News report said:-

"Louise Preston, who owns Pitter Potter pottery studio with her mother, said her shop window was smashed by the tractor’s wave"

[AB]

He wasn't speeding so therefore perfectly acceptable.

[Radec]

Anyone know the whereabouts of Mr Clarkson on Sunday?

[silentbrown]

Ridgemont said:

I maybe missing something here: the shops are already several feet of water. He’s created a wash that pushes the water a foot or two higher but the damage has already been done?
Very possibly the water was higher earlier in the day.
Sure he piled on through but none of the shops are any less damaged by his actions?

Why the outrage?

Watch from about 30 seconds on. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c14ldgpvmd2o

Flooding in Tenbury is all too common. People will have moved possessions up higher already, but 'a foot or two' smashed windows, swept stuff off tables, etc.

[BrettMRC]

Standard contractor behaviour.