Overview

• CCTV captured a white Kia traveling at high speed on Aug. 21 in Blackley before hitting the kerb, tearing out a lamppost and overturning.
• Greater Manchester Police charged Matthew Thomas, 43, with dangerous driving, driving over the alcohol limit, no insurance and no licence.
• The driver and a passenger were rescued from the upside-down, smoking car and were not seriously injured, according to local reports.
• Fire crews from Blackley and Philips Park arrived around 5:15 p.m., made the area safe and handed the scene to police after about 30 minutes.
• Residents and Councillor Pat Karney are pressing for immediate safety measures on Factory Lane, citing DfT data of seven crashes since 2013 and severe damage to parked cars reported by a nearby garage owner.