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This news is coming in fast and furious on the story of the two Brit Gumball 3000 drivers involved in the fatal hit-and-run we've been reporting on hot and heavy over the past few hours. We've now got news that:
"An investigative judge of Struga Court ordered 30 days of temporary detention to the British citizen Nicholas Morley, Makfax's correspondent reported.No word on what may have happened with Matthew McConville, but we're also hearing...Morley has been detained for the purposes of the investigation into yesterday's traffic accident that took place at Struga-Qafasan road, which left one Macedonian citizen dead. The victim's wife, who has suffered heavy injuries in the accident, is in critical condition.
The tragic traffic accident occurred on the Struga-Qafasan road near KMR Petrol station. The speeding Porsche, driven by the Briton, crossed over the center lane and crashed into Golf with Ohrid registration plates."
...that the driver and passenger of the BMW with Russian license plates were released by Macedonian authorities after initially being taken into custody. As for the official charges against Morley — they were for:
"...a formal accusation against Morley for "heavy violation of traffic safety" and "failure to provide help to an injured person."
Briton reported for accident near Struga gets 30-day temporary detention [MaxFax.com.mk]
Related:
Russian BMW Reportedly Picked Up Morley And McConville After Deadly Gumball 3000 Hit-And-Run; Gumball 3000 Race Organizers Attempting To Cover Up Hit-And-Run; Gumballers Nick Morley And Matthew McConville Arrested After Hit-And-Run Fatality [internal]
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Am I the only one who hasn't a clue who Mr. Morley is?
Besides the obvious, oblivious rich a-hole.
Also seems like they're getting off kinda light for now?
is this the same Nicholas Morley?
It's only rock'n'roll but Nicholas Morley thrives on it. As co-founder of the Buddhist Punk label, the hairdresser-turned-fashion designer has dressed rock's finest, including the Rolling Stones, Blondie and AC/DC. The Aussie wonderboy has gone solo with his new label, Nicholas X Morley (see photo). Coming with a surf-rock vibe, the menswear range contains screen-printed hoodies and jackets bearing slogans such as "More Buddhist than punk". For womenswear - launching in Sydney next month - Morley wants to remind wearers of their impending mortality: garments come embellished with skulls and crossbones.
REMIND WEARERS OF THEIR IMPENDING MORTALITY!!!!! oh, the... what's that called again?
so the big question is: is the GB continuing? Are they still "racing"?
@supermike2: spumoni?
@Larry Forney: salugi?
Wait a minute - I was the first one to link to this story, 2 hours ago. No Jalop love?
http://jalopnik.com/cars/gumball-3000/gumballers-nick-morl...
FYI. The two porsches in the picture have different paint schemes.
Hairdressers in Porsches.
That sums up Gumball perfectly.
another accident :( in Montenegro: http://www.gumball3000.ro/2007
There's a news update on the accident on the official gumball site, but the link is dead.
http://www.gumball3000.com/features/news/statement-from-gu...
@grzydj: It came up, this is what they claim: "Gumball 3000 is very saddened to announce a road accident which occurred yesterday, May 2nd, involving a participating vehicle and a local vehicle in Macedonia. Exact details are still filtering through, but below are the facts as of midday May 3rd 2007 issued by the Macedonian authorities.
An adult Macedonian male aged 67 died in hospital from a heart attack following the incident where the two cars collided. The participants in the rally were held in custody last night with a preliminary court judgement expected today.
Organisers of the rally would like to express its deepest condolences to the family of the victim for this tragic accident.
Maximillion Cooper, founder of the Rally says: 'It is with extreme sadness I have to make an announcement of this nature in the events nine year history. The event is organised with each local authorities support and permission, and drivers are under strict stipulation to abide by the laws and road regulations of the country they are driving through. It is extremely sad for this unfortunate accident to have occurred. I am informed that the incident was reported immediately by the drivers. Both drivers are extremely traumatised by this occurrence.'"
McConvile was released.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/03/sports/EU-SPT-CA...
The Hairdresser 3000
"They were arrested on provisional charges of endangering traffic and abandoning an accident victim, police spokesman Ivo Kotevski said. The offenses could lead to a one-year prison sentence if convicted."
One year max!?! Who are these guys? Brandy?
sadly i know nick morley, and no, he is not the hairdresser/fashion deisgner you refer to.
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