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Haverfordwest: 8-year-old boy leaves hospital following van crash

Published

9 years ago

March 28, 2017

Tom Sinclair

Crash: The van broke through a barrier

POLICE have confirmed that an 8-year-old boy who was hospitalised after being hit by a van in Haverfordwest on March 19 has now returned home.

He was one of three people to be injured in the incident, including a woman and a young child, during which a white Ford Transit mount the pavement and crash into a barrier on Sydney Rees Way.

The driver of the van was also transported to hospital following the crash for examination.

Dyfed-Powys Police have said that the boy is now recovering with his family, after spending time in Withybush Hopsital and the Heath Hospital in Cardiff.

The cause of the crash is not yet known. Last week, a Dyfed-Powys spokesperson said: “A BT van (white Ford Transit) left the road and mounted the pavement and collided with three pedestrians – a female adult and two children.

“Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the van on Sydney Rees Way just prior to the collision or the collision itself to contact PC 492 Stephen Thomas by calling 101.”

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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5 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A HAKIN motorist has been banned from driving for three years after being caught behind the wheel with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system.

Mark Briskham, 53, of Waterloo Square, Wellington Road, Hakin, was stopped by police on January 5 as he drove a Ford Kuga along Steynton Road, near Milford Haven.

Blood tests carried out at the police station showed he had 800mcg of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50mcg.

He also had 64mcg of cocaine in his system. The legal limit is 10mcg.

Briskham pleaded guilty to two drug-driving charges when he appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for three years, taking into account a previous drug-drive conviction from 2020.

He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.cr

Crime

Begelly man remanded over alleged May Day assault

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5 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A PEMBROKESHIRE man has been remanded in custody following an alleged May Day assault against a woman in Begelly.

Tomas Baker, 34, of Ty Dee, New Road, Begelly, is accused of assaulting the woman, causing actual bodily harm, at an undisclosed location in Begelly on May 1.

Baker appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week by video link from Swansea Prison.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

His trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on June 22.

Crime

Waterston man denies child rape and sexual assault charges

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5 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Tom Sinclair

A WATERSTON man has appeared before magistrates charged with 13 sexual offences against children, including three allegations of raping a girl under the age of 13.

Chaisee Price, 25, of Biggins Hill, Waterston, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

He faces three charges of raping a girl under 13, eight charges of sexually assaulting girls aged between five and eight, and two charges of intentionally inciting girls under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2014 and 2019.

Price denied all charges.

Because of the seriousness of the allegations, magistrates declined jurisdiction and the case will now proceed to Swansea Crown Court on July 10.

Price was released on conditional bail.

The conditions include a daily electronically monitored curfew between 6:00pm and 6:00am, no contact with the prosecution witness, no unsupervised contact with children under 18, and a requirement to surrender his passport to police.