Police are cracking down on drivers with poor eyesight.

Motorists are being tested by the roadside and having their licences immediately revoked if they fail.

The news comes the week after a pensioner admitted causing death by dangerous driving because he couldn’t see properly.

Wayne Metcalfe, 69, knocked Jacek Sawa from his motorcycle in Hove last year.

Bespectacled Metcalfe told witnesses he didn’t seen the 34-year-old motorcyclist, who died as a result of his injuries.

Sussex Police has now revealed drivers were now having their licences revoked with immediate effect after failing roadside eyesight tests.

A 66-year-old man was stopped in Eastbourne and was unable to read a number plate from further than four metres away, on June 5.

Police contacted the DVLA and his licence was immediately revoked.

An 85-year-old man who collided with a parked car in George V Avenue, Worthing, failed an eyesight roadside test, on March 28.

Within hours the DVLA had revoked his licence.

A 65-year-old woman who failed to see a road closure sign on the A264 near Ashurst had her licence revoked on February 18.

Serious danger

The crackdown follows the introduction of Cassie’s Law, named after 16-year-old Cassie McCord who was killed by an 87-year-old driver who had failed an eye test three days before.

Chief Inspector Phil Nicholas for the Road Policing Unit said: “Driving while not having eyesite up to scratch can put you and others in serious danger. Please don’t take that risk and make sure you wear glasses and contact lenses with the right prescription or get your eyes tested.”

Metcalfe, of Bannings Vale, Saltdean, appeared at Lewes Crown Court and admitted causing death by careless driving and driving a motor vehicle on a road with eyesight which did not comply with requirements.

Metcalfe was jailed for six months, suspended for two years.

He was also banned from driving for two years and was ordered by the judge to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.

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