Driver who crashed on M62 while drunk fails to appear at Court

Update on an incident from October last year 

Scene of the collision on the M62 on October 14th Last year

The driver of the Blue Zafira involved in the collision which left another driver trapped in her car, Joroslave Balaz from the Marshfields area of Bradford failed to appear at Crown Court today after earlier being bailed by Kirklees Magistrates . Balaz a Slovakian national was charged with offences of Dangerous driving, driving whilst over the prescribed alcohol limit and driving without Insurance.

After leaving the Hartshead Moor services Balaz drove east along the westbound carriageway colliding with numerous vehicles, the worst of those an Audi driven by Mrs Kaye, from Holmfirth. Mrs Kaye was trapped in her vehicle and needed to be cut free by firefighters, she suffered serious injuries to her spine. 
An arrest warrant has now been issued for Balaz for failing to appear.

Update on Tanker and car collision on M62 Friday 4th July

The accident occurred on the M62 eastbound just before the services on junction 26 and involved an orange VW Polo and Mercedes HGV tanker at 4.20pm on Friday July 4th.

Police would like to speak to the driver of a silver Ford Focus who is thought to have been involved in the build-up to the collision.
It is believed that shortly after approaching at speed from behind and flashing their lights, the driver of the Ford Focus overtook and pulled in front of the Polo in the second lane, causing the driver to break harshly.
When the Polo later went passed the Ford Focus - which was in the first lane - at the exit slip road to the services, the Focus steered right and caused the Polo driver to break suddenly again, leading to the collision with the Mercedes tanker.
The Focus left the scene and was last seen leaving junction 26 and driving up the M606.

The 51-year-old Bradford woman, who was a passenger in the front seat of the Polo, is in hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Anyone who has witnessed any part of this incident or who believes they saw this Ford Focus and can provide any further detail about the vehicle to make contact with the Western Area Safer Roads Unit on 101 with information.