Double death of motorcyclists: Hull judge asks how diabetic driver…

A judge has called for a coroner to investigate how a seriously unfit diabetic driver, who caused the tragic deaths of two popular and much-loved motorcyclists, came to be allowed to hold a driving licence. David Hemingway, 36, was suffering from a low blood sugar level and was in an “automaton” mode when his car ploughed into the two motorcycling friends as he was travelling towards Garrowby Hill in 2019. His case was halted at Hull Crown Court and he was discharged after the court heard that, because of his complex medical needs, he was unfit to enter pleas and to face trial. Mr Hemingway, of Main Street, Bishop Wilton, north of Pocklington, had been charged with causing the deaths of Michael Midgley, 65, of Hensall, west of Goole, and Geoffrey Toase, 64, of Linton-on-Ouse, near York, by dangerous driving on August 3, 2019. READ MORE: Car ploughs into entrance of Morrisons supermarket The collision happened on a stretch of the A166 between the junctions of The Balk and Barf Lane. Mr Hemingway was driving a silver VW Polo and the motorcyclists were travelling in the opposite direction. Following the collision, the road was closed in both directions for several hours. Defence barrister Sarah Barlow told the court that, following medical reports, it had previously been decided that Mr Hemingway was not fit to enter pleas to the charges. Miss Barlow previously said that Mr Hemingway's own doctor had said that there were doubts about whether he should have been driving because of medical factors and medication. It had been previously agreed by the prosecution and defence that Mr Hemingway was not aware of
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