Driver charged over coach crash
Police have passed on all the evidence from the case to the CPS
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Monday, 23, Jul 2007 04:32
The driver of a National Express coach which crashed killing three people has been charged with three counts of causing death by dangerous driving.
Philip Rooney, 48, from Lanarkshire, has been charged by the crown prosecution service (CPS) over the January 3rd crash.
It follows "careful consideration" of the evidence presented by Thames Valley police, the CPS said.
Two people initially died as a result of the crash, which occurred on a sliproad off the M4 and M25 motorways near Heathrow airport. A third passenger died this month.
The CPS' special caseworker lawyer Denis Burke said: "After months of careful consideration, I have decided that there is sufficient evidence against Mr Rooney for there to be a realistic prospect of a conviction.
"As such, I have today authorised the police to charge Mr Rooney with three counts of causing death by dangerous driving contrary to section one of the Road Traffic Act 1988."
Mr Rooney has been bailed and will appear before Reading magistrates court next Tuesday.