Police hunt driver who crashed into parked cars leaving smashed wedding cake in backseat

Police in Birmingham are hunting a real-life 'wedding crasher', believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel, who fled after crashing into three parked cars, launching one into a front garden. The woman, believed to have been returning from the celebrations, vanished from the crash scene along with her three passengers after having medical treatment. She left behind the Honda CRV she had been driving – complete with a ruined wedding cake in the back seat.



The car crashed into three parked vehicles in Great Barr, at 5.15am on Sunday. The impact propelled a blue Peugeot 307 several metres into owner Tracey Roberts' front garden, almost hitting the house. Tracey, 46, said: “I heard a huge bang. It woke me up, and I thought it was thunder. I looked out the window and I thought someone had stolen my car because it wasn’t there. Then I saw all the cars smashed up. I got dressed and came outside.



“The lady across the road had phoned an ambulance, and my other neighbour later called the police. There was hardly anyone around at that time, and police think she may have fallen asleep at the wheel. The speed she must have been going at to move my car like that, I can only imagine. They never even managed to say sorry.” Tracey’s car was written off and her husband’s green Ford Focus was badly damaged. The third car, also a Focus, was less seriously damaged. The women from the Honda were given first aid by fire crews and paramedics but left before they could be questioned by police.



Handsworth fire crews tweeted pictures from the scene, which showed the destroyed wedding cake in the back seat of the CRV. They added: “Car involved returning from wedding and full of cake! Thankfully, only minor cuts and bruises for the occupants.” A West Midlands Police spokesman said: “The car has been seized for forensic examination, and officers are making inquiries to trace the registered keeper or the car and the driver. Whoever was in the car had left the scene by the time police arrived around ten to 15 minutes after they were called. We would ask any witnesses or anyone with information to contact the police.”