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Drug driver sentenced after causing tractor to plough into homes

Matthew Cumpsty pleaded guilty to drug driving and dangerous driving at Chester Crown Court

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The moment a JCB tractor collided with several homes on Vicars Cross Road in Chester.
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The moment a JCB tractor collided with several homes on Vicars Cross Road in Chester.

A remorseful driver who ran a red light and tested positive for using cocaine has been sentenced after his actions led to a tractor colliding with several homes in Chester. Matthew Cumpsty, of Great...

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