Woman killed chasing her dog on M4

**Raptor** · 8th April 2017

A 66-year-old woman has died after she was hit by a van while chasing her dog on the M4 in Cardiff.
South Wales Police said the westbound carriageway of the motorway was closed for five hours between junctions 29 and 32 on Friday.
A dog belonging to the woman, who was driving a Volkswagen Golf, is believed to have run on to the road, followed by its owner.
She was hit by a Ford Transit and pronounced dead at the scene.
The woman's family is being supported by a family liaison officer.
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**Mickey** · 8th April 2017

I bet the dog survived

People put their pets lives first over there own.

**Rhinoz** · 8th April 2017

Maybe she broke down with the dog in the car and it jumped out but yes how stupid of her to chase it onto the motorway, that transit van could of swerved and caused more deaths or even a pile up.

**Ashley** · 8th April 2017

It's mad how people would honestly rather run someone over than a cat etc

**Lestronics** · 8th April 2017

What about the poor bastard in the van? he's now got to live with the thoughts of mowing someone down and killing them : (

**dpSparhawk** · 8th April 2017

Originally Posted by Ashley

It's mad how people would honestly rather run someone over than a cat etc

...and how did you come by that assumption?

**CzarJunkie** · 8th April 2017

As Lestronics posted, I feel sorry for the poor cunt in the van. As for the woman, clearly she should be a contender for a Darwin Award.

**BertRoot** · 8th April 2017

Agree poor cunt is traumatised cos the silly old cunt wanted to catch her mutt.

**piggzy** · 8th April 2017

Originally Posted by Lestronics

What about the poor bastard in the van? he's now got to live with the thoughts of mowing someone down and killing them : (

Everybody is different I suppose. Some would as you say would be traumatised for the rest of there lives... others would go home and have the best wank of their lives. It's all very personal.

**dpSparhawk** · 9th April 2017

No loss to society then... (Yeah I know it's the Daily Fail but hey ho

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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4394962/Great-grandmother-died-run-M4.html

Great-grandmother, 66, killed chasing her dog across the M4 was matriarch of millionaire gipsy family who kept homeless drug addicts as slaves

Patricia Connors, 66, was killed as she chased her dog across the motorway
Her family used drug addicts and alcoholics as virtual slaves for decades
They used their forced labour to fund Caribbean cruises and luxury cars
In 2012 five members of the family were jailed for a total of 19 years
But now Patricia's husband and sons want temporary release for her funeral
A source at HM Prison Cardiff said there's a 'good chance' it'll be granted

By Luke Barnes For Mailonline
Published: 10:52, 9 April 2017 | Updated: 17:27, 9 April 2017

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Patricia Connors was struck as she tried to rescue her dog that had run across the M4

The great-grandmother run over and killed on the M4 after chasing her dog has been revealed as a member of the gipsy clan who enslaved drug dealers and alcoholics.
The Connors paid vulnerable drifters as little as �5 a day to work on their paving and patio business - keeping the victims in squalor and beating them with brooms.
They then used the money gained to fund a lavish lifestyle including Caribbean cruises, holidays in Mexico and Dubai and a fleet of luxury cars.
One survivor of the horrific experience compared the conditions he was forced to live in with a concentration camp.
Five members of the clan were jailed in 2012 for a total of 19 years.
But now the Patricia's husband and sons are applying for a temporary release from prison on compassionate grounds so they can attend her funeral.
Husband Patrick Joseph Connors, 60, - along with sons Patrick Dean Connors, 40, and William Connors, 37 - made their victims sleep in sheds and caravans without heating or running water.

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**piggzy** · 9th April 2017

Wow... if you believe in Karma, well there it is pmsl

**Mystical_2K** · 10th April 2017

yep that was an unexpected twist

**cassy34** · 10th April 2017

Great Grandmother at 66 got the alarms bells ringing...

Anyone who knows anything about dogs knows that chasing them is the worst thing to do. Run in the opposite direction whilst shouting their name, and there's a good chance they will start chasing you.