He actually plead guilty to a careless driving charge, as explained in the Metro: “Firefighter’s siren made scared cows kill farmer”

Julian Lawford was on a 999 call and sounded the siren on the engine as he was driving down a country road.

Farmer Harold Lee was walking his 100 dairy cows in front of the engine at the time and the herd panicked and trampled him.

The 75-year-old suffered head and chest injuries and died six days later.

Yesterday, Lawford, who was facing a manslaughter charge, admitted the lesser charge of causing death by careless driving, which was accepted by the prosecution.

Yet more evidence of risk from (mad) cows in the UK, although responsibility fell on the firefighter.