Driver nearly crashes into mum and child on Yeovil zebra crossing

A driver has been fined and given points on their licence after "narrowly" avoiding crashing into a mum and child in Yeovil. The driver failed to spot the pair walking on a zebra crossing in the town until "the last minute", Avon and Somerset Police said.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, ASPolice Roads Policing (RPU) said the driver pleaded guilty to driving without due care and received six points on their licence. The post added that they were also asked to pay £520 in fines and costs.

A still from dashcam footage taken at the scene shows a mum and child on a zebra crossing in Yeovil, with a blue car at the crossing just ahead of them.

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ASPolice Roads Policing (RPU) said: "This driver in #Yeovil failed to see a mother & child on the Zebra crossing until the last minute, narrowly averting a serious RTC.

"They pleaded guilty to driving without due care and received: 6 points £520 in fines/costs & VS."