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| Swadlincote: Police appeal after family splashed by car | Swadlincote: Police appeal after family splashed by car |
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| The family were walking towards a large puddle when a white car drove past and splashed them | The family were walking towards a large puddle when a white car drove past and splashed them |
| Police are investigating after a family were soaked when a car drove through a large puddle. | Police are investigating after a family were soaked when a car drove through a large puddle. |
| The family of five, including three disabled children, were drenched "from top to toe" when the car drove by in Hearthcote Road in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, on Tuesday. | The family of five, including three disabled children, were drenched "from top to toe" when the car drove by in Hearthcote Road in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, on Tuesday. |
| Motorists who deliberately drive through a puddle with the intention of splashing someone can be prosecuted. | Motorists who deliberately drive through a puddle with the intention of splashing someone can be prosecuted. |
| The mother described the driver's actions as "unbelievably callous". | The mother described the driver's actions as "unbelievably callous". |
| 'Shocked' | 'Shocked' |
| She said the family, who have asked to remain anonymous, were walking along the road at about 14:20 GMT near a large puddle when a white car approached them. | She said the family, who have asked to remain anonymous, were walking along the road at about 14:20 GMT near a large puddle when a white car approached them. |
| After gesturing a "stopping motion" to the driver with her hand, the mother said the car "sped up" and drove through the puddle, splashing them all in the process. | After gesturing a "stopping motion" to the driver with her hand, the mother said the car "sped up" and drove through the puddle, splashing them all in the process. |
| "My son is 6ft tall and he was drenched. The water went right over his head," she said. | "My son is 6ft tall and he was drenched. The water went right over his head," she said. |
| "My two-year-old granddaughter was screaming, 'I don't like it'. The pushchair was wet through." | "My two-year-old granddaughter was screaming, 'I don't like it'. The pushchair was wet through." |
| She added: "I was shocked more than anything. It's unbelievably callous." | She added: "I was shocked more than anything. It's unbelievably callous." |
| The woman said two of the children, aged eight and 10, had physical disabilities and were left upset. | The woman said two of the children, aged eight and 10, had physical disabilities and were left upset. |
| Splashing a pedestrian by driving through a puddle near a pavement is potentially a criminal offence, which can attract fines of up to £5,000 and add nine points to a licence, under the Road Traffic Act 1988. | Splashing a pedestrian by driving through a puddle near a pavement is potentially a criminal offence, which can attract fines of up to £5,000 and add nine points to a licence, under the Road Traffic Act 1988. |
| Derbyshire Police said officers were making inquiries and appealed for information to try and trace the driver. | Derbyshire Police said officers were making inquiries and appealed for information to try and trace the driver. |
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