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Woman died after being struck by a car
7:20am Friday 14th September 2012 in News
Woman died after being struck by a car
A Hampshire woman died after being struck by a car as she crossed a roundabout, an inquest heard.
Jennifer Kimber had been walking home while she crossed the Hardley roundabout and stepped out into the path of oncoming vehicle.
Mrs Kimber, of New Road, Hythe , had been seen walking from across the roundabout from the centre of the junction with the A326 Hythe Bypass when she was struck by a grey Skoda Fabia.
The 60-year-old died two weeks later at Southampton General Hospital .
The car which hit her had been driven by Helen Kennedy, who said that she had seen a man in a red jacket cross the road.
Police sergeant Gabriel Snuggs said: “She recalled wondering why he was there because there was no path. There was then a sudden bang.”
Gordon Denson, deputy coroner for Southampton said Mrs Kimber was coming off the centre of the roundabout from the driver’s right-hand side and was probability looking to her left.
It is believed that Mrs Kennedy had been driving below 60mph speed limit allowed at that roundabout and was not under the influence of drink or drugs.
Mrs Kimber’s family said she had been visiting the dentist before the incident on January 6 and had not been drinking or on any medication.
The identity of the man in the red jacket seen walking near the roundabout is not known.
Mr Denson recorded a verdict of accidental death.
Comments(14)
Sovietobserver
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10:08am Fri 14 Sep 12
hulla baloo wrote:It's 60 mph on the roundabout, as with the A326 Hythe by-pass. Only when you exit the roundabout, at Hardley, to continue on the A326 and enter the Long Lane, Holbury section of the road , does it become 40 mph limit.In the opposite direction the de-restriction sign is sited immediately before the same roundabout.
60mph speed limit allowed at that roundabout. Is that right?
Huey
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10:11am Fri 14 Sep 12
hulla baloo wrote:Yes, that road has a 60mph limit which doesn't change for the roundabout.
60mph speed limit allowed at that roundabout. Is that right?
forestexbury
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10:15am Fri 14 Sep 12
(including car-derived vans up to 2 tonnes maximum laden weight) 60mph on single carriageways. Rule 123 Highway Code.
hulla baloo
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10:32am Fri 14 Sep 12
Lone Ranger.
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10:38am Fri 14 Sep 12
hulla baloo wrote:Well the roundabout is a part of the highway and there are no exclusions for it.
Should read up on my highway code again, had no idea there can be a 60mph limit on a roundabout.
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However it doesnt mean you have to go round at 60mph ........ I suppose just like any road the 60mph or whatever is the LIMIT which is not obligitory
thesotonsaint
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11:36am Fri 14 Sep 12
hulla baloo wrote:Pedantically stupid, or stupidly pedantic??
Should read up on my highway code again, had no idea there can be a 60mph limit on a roundabout.
BenjiWinsor
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11:42am Fri 14 Sep 12
thesotonsaint wrote:Both. But he's right he obviously does need to read up on his highway code if he doens't know that.
hulla baloo wrote:Pedantically stupid, or stupidly pedantic??
Should read up on my highway code again, had no idea there can be a 60mph limit on a roundabout.
hulla baloo
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1:14pm Fri 14 Sep 12
thesotonsaint wrote:Neither, just stupid. I assumed ( now proven wrong) that there was a speed limit, lower, for roundabouts, and not a target speed.
hulla baloo wrote:Pedantically stupid, or stupidly pedantic??
Should read up on my highway code again, had no idea there can be a 60mph limit on a roundabout.
Dusty
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3:57pm Fri 14 Sep 12
Anyone that interprets it to mean it is fine to go 60 mph to and around a roundabout, should not be driving. After all you have to slow down to check and give way, or do you ignore that, because its a 60 mph limit?
Vonnie
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7:27pm Fri 14 Sep 12
J.P.M
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9:08pm Fri 14 Sep 12
Vonnie wrote:Well said Vonnie.
Nowhere in this report does it say that the woman was actually driving at 60mph. She might well have been doing 30mph or below as most of us do when on a roundabout. A tragic accident, the report of which, the pedants are turning into different discussion.
This article refers to the sad death of a person, and comments should respect her dignity.
thomas.kennedy@gmail.com
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6:07pm Fri 5 Oct 12
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thomas.kennedy@gmail.com
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6:12pm Fri 5 Oct 12
hulla baloo says...
8:58am Fri 14 Sep 12