Co Antrim crash happened 'after bottle rolled under' van driver's feet
A van driver who caused a crash after veering into the path of a car said a bottle had rolled under his feet and he had instinctively bent down to pick it up.
The 37-year-old was sentenced on a charge of driving without due care and attention.
The collision happened at Donegore Drive in Antrim on the afternoon of September 23, 2023.
A defence solicitor for Darren Greer, with an address listed on a charge sheet as High Street in Antrim town, said both vehicles had been "travelling at low speed".
He added: "The bottle rolled under the pedals. It was an instinctive action to reach for it and he veered across the white line. Seems to have been nobody injured as the result of the fairly minor incident".
At Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, District Judge Nigel Broderick handed down seven penalty points and a £300 fine "to reflect his poor record".