Midlothian mum horrified as BMW driver ploughs into garden with children in house

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A Midlothian mum has said she was 'in shock' after a driver in a BMW ploughed into her garden.
Shona Halliday was at her house in Dalkeith on Tuesday evening when a motorist 'came through the fence to her garden'.
Officers have since arrested a 32-year-old driver, who is due to appear in court on July 2. Shona and her neighbour both have 13-year-old boys, who she said 'could have been out playing in the garden'.
Footage from the garden after the incident shows the 3 series on the lawn, with damage to the front of the vehicle and the wooden fence crumpled underneath. Police have said no injuries were reported.
Speaking to Edinburgh Live , Shona said: "This happened at 9.05pm last night on Thornybank Grove.
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"He drove into the Woodburn pavilion car park, then drove right through the boundary fence through my garden and through me and my neighbour's fence. Then was trying to reverse back out.
"Neighbour and a bystander got him out the car and held him till the police came. No one was hurt but myself and my neighbour has 13-year-old boys who could have been out in the garden, such a shock.
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'Around 9.05pm on Tuesday, 10 June, 2025, we received a report of a one vehicle crash on Thornybank Grove, Dalkeith.
'Officers attended, and no injuries were reported. The driver, a 32-year-old man, was arrested and charged in connection with a driving offence and is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday, 2 July, 20."

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