LIVERPOOL

A mum-of-one was rescued from her car on a spinal board after a reckless hit-and-run driver crashed into her.

Sarah Albiston was on the way to pick up her six-year-old son when she was dangerously shunted by another motorist, who she claims was a private hire taxi driver.

The 40-year-old said her Honda Accord was sent spinning, and her vehicle almost flipped over when the wheels briefly left the road, at around 8.40pm on Saturday evening.

The mum claims in the minutes before the impact, the driver had relentlessly tailgated the care worker, positioning himself just a few inches from her back bumper.

Close to a bridge, on Hale Road in Widnes, she claims he had also repeatedly manoeuvred to try and overtake her before crashing into the back of her car.

The crash then sent her Honda spinning, before it came to a stop, facing the wrong way round, half on the road and the pavement.

Sarah said the force of the crash caused her to hit her head on the steering wheel and she was left dizzy and disorientated, over what had happened.

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 FLINT

A former taxi driver was found dead at his home, an inquest has heard.

Mark Vickers, of High Street, Saltney , Flintshire , who had been unemployed before his death, was discovered by paramedics on Monday, December 16.

The 51-year-old born, in Mancot, Flitnshire, was formally identified by his sister Cheryl Vickers, the coroner for North Wales east and central, John Gittins said.

Opening an inquest at Ruthin County Hall, Mr Gittins said it is understood the death was the result of an "act of self harm" and that a "note of intention" had been found at the property.

Mr Gittins recorded a provisional cause of death as hanging but adjourned the inquest to a final hearing that will take place in May next year.

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 NEW YORK

Uber Technologies Inc. scored a legal victory over the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission after a state court judge annulled a new rule limiting the “cruising” time of car-hire vehicles that was intended to reduce traffic congestion.

Uber sued in August to overturn a new regulation, which included a 31% cap on the total traveling hours car-hire vehicles spent in the core area of Manhattan without passengers. The company said the rule imposed unfair limits on ride-sharing services.

In his decision Monday, Justice Lyle Frank in New York called the “cruising” regulation “arbitrary and capricious.” Frank said it was “problematic” that the Taxi and Limousine Commission counted time spent driving to pick up a fare that has already been ordered.

The real problem, the judge said, appears to be the time that drivers spend double parked waiting for another fare. Frank’s decision also suggested the rule might cause drivers to avoid picking up fares further from the core of the city, because the time driving to the pick-up location would count against them.

A commission spokesman had no immediate comment when reached by phone.

Uber’s lawsuit has had mixed success. In October, the judge rejected the company’s complaint about a provision of the regulation that temporarily capped the number of new licenses for for-hire vehicles.

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 WHITBY

An early hours taxi rank street brawl in Whitby left a man hospitalised with a serious injury.

It's believed a "large crowd" watched the fight unfold near the rank on New Quay Road at 2.30am on Saturday.

One man was taken to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough, while two other men were arrested in connection with the incident.

They have since been released under investigation while inquiries continue.

Officers from North Yorkshire Police are asking any witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to get in touch.

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