WHITE VAN BLAM: Impatient Driver Kills OAP In Head On Crash

Story By:  Ana MarjanovicSub-EditorMichael Leidig, Agency:  Newsflash

This is the shocking moment a white van man crashed head-on into a car killing the driver after attempting to overtake near the brow of a hill.

Thames Valley police said the footage was shot from the rear window of a car travelling in front and was filmed on the A417 between the junction of Half Penny Lane and Aston Tirrold.

It shows the white Transit van being driven by Aron Hicks, aged 28, of Mytchett Road in Camberley, Surrey, as he overtakes and then partially returns to the correct side of the road.

Aron Hicks, aged 28 jailed after causing death by dangerous driving on the 4th of May 2021 in Aston Tirrold, Oxfordshire. ( Thames Valley Police/Newsflash)

But inexplicably, he then pulled out again into the oncoming lane despite the fact that he could not see over the brow of a hill just ahead.

As he started to pull in front of the car he had been following, a green Honda Civic appeared and the two collided head-on in a horrific crash that left the other driver, 78-year-old Brian Hunt, dead.

The impact was so severe the van overturned onto its side.

Fatal moment that a dangerous decision resulted in a head-on collision on the 4th of May 2021 in Aston Tirrold, Oxfordshire. (Thames Valley Police/Newsflash)

Hicks appeared at Oxford Crown Court and was sentenced to three years and four months imprisonment and disqualified from driving for three years and eight months after pleading guilty.

The OAP driver was reportedly still alive when he was pulled from the wreckage but died of his injuries in hospital later the same day.

The charges were raised after an investigation by the police Serious Collision Investigation Unit, and Senior Investigating Officer Sergeant Dom Mahon said: “At the families’ wishes, we are releasing the footage of the fatal decision that Hicks made that day.

Fatal moment that a dangerous decision resulted in a head-on collision on the 4th of May 2021 in Aston Tirrold, Oxfordshire. (Thames Valley Police/Newsflash)

“Hicks was in a hurry that morning and decided to take a dangerous chance, which tragically cost Brian Hunt his life.

“Hick’s reckless actions have torn a family apart and will have lifelong consequences for everybody who has been touched by this avoidable tragedy.

“The shocking dash-cam recording of this incident demonstrates very clearly how impatience behind the wheel can be fatal.

Fatal moment that a dangerous decision resulted in a head-on collision on the 4th of May 2021 in Aston Tirrold, Oxfordshire. (Thames Valley Police/Newsflash)

“My thoughts remain with the family and friends of Mr Hunt, who have shown tremendous patience and resolve while we investigated this tragic incident.”