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| OAP fined £1,000 for road deaths | OAP fined £1,000 for road deaths |
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| An 81-year-old motorist who admitted killing two elderly women by knocking them down as they crossed the road near their home has been fined £1,000. | An 81-year-old motorist who admitted killing two elderly women by knocking them down as they crossed the road near their home has been fined £1,000. |
| Edwin Woods, who hit Doreen Morgan, 74, and her friend Sylvia Softley, 73, told Abergavenny magistrates he had been blinded by the sun. | Edwin Woods, who hit Doreen Morgan, 74, and her friend Sylvia Softley, 73, told Abergavenny magistrates he had been blinded by the sun. |
| Both pedestrians suffered multiple injuries in Cwmbran, on 3 October. | Both pedestrians suffered multiple injuries in Cwmbran, on 3 October. |
| Woods was banned from driving for 10 years but he has already voluntarily returned his licence. | |
| Edwin Woods claimed he had been blinded by the sun | Edwin Woods claimed he had been blinded by the sun |
| Woods, of Cwmbran, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to two counts of causing death by careless driving. | Woods, of Cwmbran, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to two counts of causing death by careless driving. |
| After the sentencing on Thursday, the families of the two women said Woods should have gone to jail, saying a "£500 a life" fine was not enough. | After the sentencing on Thursday, the families of the two women said Woods should have gone to jail, saying a "£500 a life" fine was not enough. |
| He claimed he did not see the women as he had been blinded by the sun. | He claimed he did not see the women as he had been blinded by the sun. |
| Both women were residents at the Oak Tree Court OAP complex on Fields Road, Cwmbran. | Both women were residents at the Oak Tree Court OAP complex on Fields Road, Cwmbran. |
| Mrs Morgan died at the scene in Llandowlais Street in Oakfield in the town. | Mrs Morgan died at the scene in Llandowlais Street in Oakfield in the town. |
| Mrs Softley died later at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. | Mrs Softley died later at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. |