PC Gibson found dementia sufferer Ashley Thomas lying on the ground in the woods next to Hotten Bypass after a multi car crash on the bypass in October 2016. At Hotten General Hospital, Ashley relayed what events he could remember to PC Gibson. Ashley recalled that there was a bridge but got upset when he struggled to recall the details. The following day, PC Gibson called round to Mulberry Cottage to inform Ashley and his wife Laurel that the initial findings showed he did not cause the crash. She explained the police would like to talk to him again, but Laurel told her that Ashley had forgotten everything that had happened due to a mini-stoke. PC Gibson explained that the Crown Prosecution Service would decide if Ashley is to be charged with driving without a license. Over a week later,