Frederick Dudley

The deceased was 90 years of age. He mobilised well but was slow when walking and needed to turn his upper body when looking left or right due to neuralgia. On the 25th November 2016 he had been to visit family and was returning home on the bus. At about 17.15 hours he alighted from the bus at the bus near to the Miller and Carter Public House on the A449 Stourbridge Road; Penn. He had with him a shopping trolley which he used as walking aid and walking stick He had started to cross over the two lane dual carriageway at an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing point: He was probably at a point in the centre of the two lane carriageway when he when he was struck by a Volkswagen Scirocco motor vehicle registered number PJ59 WFO which was travelling along the A449 in the offside lane approaching from his right and from the general direction of Wolverhampton. This vehicle was overtaking other vehicles which were travelling in the nearside lane which may have obstructed the drivers view of the deceased: The driver of the vehicle failed to stop at the scene There is pedestrian crossing warning_ Joy stop sign at the approach to the crossing: The speed limit at the scene of the collision is 60 mph the estimated speed of the vehicle involved was 75-85 mph: It was dark but the road was well illuminated: The deceased was wearing non reflective clothing: The weather was

In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe you and your organisation have the power to take such action.