Knopfler left in Dire Straits by woman's careless driving

A driver who left Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler with nine broken bones in a crash that could have ended his career is to be deported, it was revealed today.

Mon, 28 Jun, 2004 - 17:56

A driver who left Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler with nine broken bones in a crash that could have ended his career is to be deported, it was revealed today.

Monica Beltran, 23, sent Mr Knopfler, 54, flying through the air when she collided with his 800cc Honda touring bike in March 2003.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Place: Camberwell, South East London Place: Grosvenor Road Place: London Place: Ecuador Person: Knopfler Person: Mark Knopfler Person: Beltran Person: District Judge Person: Michael Snow Person: Snow Organisation: Dire Straits Organisation: Honda Organisation: St Thomas’s Hospital

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