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Teen admits hit-and-run crash which killed pet dog

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Published date29 January 2021
Kallum Aish was behind the wheel of a Renault Clio when it lost control in Doe Bank Lane, Great Barr.

It crashed off the road and ploughed into Patricia Faulkner and her pet Staffordshire Bull Terrier Millie.

Aish, 18, of Finchley Road, Kingstanding, who was 17 at the time of the collision, pleaded guilty to six offences at Birmingham Magistrates' Court yesterday. He admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop after a road accident, being uninsured, unlicensed, possession of cannabis and 'criminal damage' in relation to the death of the dog.

But Aish denied he was 'racing' with another motorist. That issue will be resolved at Birmingham Crown Court where the case was committed due to its greater sentencing powers.

Ms Faulkner was mown down at 5pm on July 22 last year as she was walking Millie.

West Midlands Police released dramatic and graphic footage of the incident in an appeal for information.

The CCTV footage showed the Clio crashing into undergrowth, before three young people emerged and left the scene on foot.

Richard Purchase, prosecuting, said: "I don't intend to play the footage. It essentially shows a very nasty collision between a car and a pedestrian and the pedestrian's dog.

"The Crown's position is two cars were driving down the lane, both going very, very fast. The first goes very...

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