Overview
- The case is before Southend Crown Court, where Hollie Dance, Thomas Summers and family friend Rhys Bentley face charges including GBH with intent, dangerous driving, affray and weapons offences.
- Prosecutors allege the trio chased a motorist from Southend to Basildon in October 2022 before a BMW forced his Peugeot into a tree and a second car struck him, causing injuries that required surgery.
- ANPR footage allegedly showed the Peugeot being tailed from Kenilworth Gardens onto the A127, and a canister found near the crash scene was reported to carry Dance’s DNA.
- The complainant called Essex Police during the pursuit and later told the court he blacked out, with officers finding him about 200 metres from the initial impact point.
- The alleged pursuit followed a street fight said to involve Dance’s daughter, while the defendants deny GBH and Dance told police she only followed after her car was hit by a red Peugeot.