PASSING motorists who stopped and filmed a car crash on the M11 near Loughton during morning rush hour will be served with notices of intended prosecution.
Road policing officers were shocked when they noticed motorists slowing down to film the crash and managed to obtain the registration numbers of some of the passing vehicles. Those drivers will now be served with notices of intended prosecution.
The collision happened when a silver VW Golf and a blue Vauxhall Zafira struck each other on the southbound carriageway at 8.30am on Monday, January 27. Paramedics and firefighters attended the scene, with only a few people sustaining minor injuries.
While all three emergency services were dealing with the incident scene, drivers on both carriageways were slowing down to see the damaged cars and casualties being treated.
PC Paul Marks, who attended at the scene, said: 'Slowing down to a crawling speed while others behind you are travelling at motorway speeds is obviously dangerous to those with common sense, but sadly not to a number of motorists who were more interested in capturing us at work on their mobiles. We were trying to get the cars out of the road and ensure the casualties were taken away safely. We were amazed to see people filming the scene on their mobiles while still driving.'
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