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07.07.2023 - 18:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A driver who derailed an Overground train after falling asleep at the controls has been jailed.
Erkan Mehmet, 44, and of Middle Street, Waltham Abbey, pleaded guilty to endangering the safety of the railway at Inner London Crown Court and on Friday, July 7. He was sentenced him to sixteen weeks in prison.
On 12 October 2021, Mehmet was driving a London Overground train to Enfield Town. As the train entered platform two, it failed to stop and crashed into the buffers causing the front carriage to derail.
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Pictures from the scene show the carriage came completely off the tracks and stuck approximately five feet in the air at an angle. There were approximately 50 passengers on board at the time, a small number of which reported minor injuries and shock.
As is routine, Mehmet was breathalysed at the scene and blew negative, however a urine sample showed a presence of cocaine in his system at the time with a reading of 1,250 ng/mL. For cocaine to be present in a urine test it most likely entered his system in the 24 hour period before the incident.
Following the results of the urine test, Mehmet was arrested by British Transport Police (BTP) officers on 26 October and taken to police custody for questioning. In his interview he claimed to detectives he had never taken drugs in his life and had fallen asleep at the wheel after only having a couple of hours sleep the night before.
Detective Constable Gemma Littlewood said: “Train drivers are entrusted with the safety of every passenger onboard so it is frankly unthinkable that Mehmet turned up to work in a condition which left him falling asleep at the wheel, putting them
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