Cleared: the black motorist convicted despite white culprit caught on CCTV

It should have been an open and shut case. But a black man has revealed how blunders by court officials meant he was convicted of a driving offence ... despite police having video footage of a white offender.

Edmond Taylor, 25, fought a bizarre year-long battle to clear his name. But only when an astonished judge was finally shown the CCTV footage last week was Mr Taylor cleared on appeal.



He had been convicted of dangerous driving, the only evidence being police reports. He was banned from driving for a year and fined £430.

Last week Judge John Crocker took just minutes to quash the conviction at Guildford Crown Court after being shown a CCTV picture of the moment of arrest - and the driver's colour. The judge ordered an immediate investigation into the blunder.