On Saturday 23 July 2022, Sean Dray was driving his BMW X5 at speed along Walton Road at around 10.30pm when he overtook one car on a blind bend along the single carriageway before colliding with a taxi carrying four fares further up the road.
The force of the rear impact caused the taxi, a Toyota Avensis, to spin out of control, coming to a stop when it crashed into a tree.