Doctors could not keep him against his will although concerns about his condition had been so high that the Home Office had been about to order his recall.
Apparently, the woman had suffered significant injuries, but because nobody could track down the driver (who, if I recall correctly, had given a fake name to the police), they were unable to find him in order to collect damages (if I recall correctly, the victim did not have health insurance).
You may recall that just yesterday, I blogged that Amazon had made the state an offer in order to delay the collection of the tax under a new law slated to take effect in 2012.
The former Cardiff and Sheffield United centre back has since fallen down the pecking order, but a solid start to the season after overcoming injury problems prompted a shock recall.
Anyone who can remember the 1980s and early 1990s can recall in the lexicon of the time that industry was meant to get "lean" and "fit" in order to compete and survive.