Oswaldtwistle ‘L’ driver jailed after 11-mile M65 chase (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Oswaldtwistle ‘L’ driver jailed after 11-mile M65 chase
8:40pm Friday 12th March 2010 in
A DAD-TO-BE who led police on an 11-mile chase in heavy rain while almost twice the drink-drive limit is behind bars for a year.
Burnley Crown Court heard how speeding Dwayne Baxendale, 19, who had not passed his driving test and had only had four lessons, was said to have panicked when he realised he was being followed in the early hours, last November.
In the pursuit that followed, Baxendale:
l Went though red traffic lights.
l Aquaplaned twice on the M65, did a 360 degree turn and hit the central reservation.
l Drove over a police stinger device and carried on until one of his front tyres fell off.
l Went through a red light light at 50mph in a 30mph zone.
The uninsured defendant’s antics in his £300 car were caught on police camera, and Judge Beverley Lunt was able to watch them in court.
Baxendale, of Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle, admitted dangerous driving, excess alcohol, no licence and no insurance. He was banned for two years and must take an extended driving test.
Sentencing, the judge slammed his conduct as a sustained piece of bad driving in atrocious road conditions and said others had to be deterred.
The judge, who said she knew of the dangers of the M65 in heavy rain, told the defendant: “You presented a danger to other road users and to the police who were doing their duty trying to stop you. Nothing was going to stop you.”
Baxendale was sent to a Young Offenders’ Institution. Sarah Statham, prosecuting, said a breath test showed the defendant had 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.
He was interviewed when sober and accepted his driving had been dangerous.
He told officers he had a provisional licence and did not have insurance even though he owned the car.
Comments(15)
ex-forces
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9:42pm Fri 12 Mar 10
markatmyhouse wrote:unfortunately it'll be more like 6months mark, the british justice system stinks, 12months should bloody well mean 12months!!
This Lad has 12 Months to reflect on how he would have felt if he had hit a car with a Baby , the same age his child will be when he gets out of prison! He should never be able to drive again!
burger face
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10:27pm Fri 12 Mar 10
Akki
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10:42pm Fri 12 Mar 10
happycyclist
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11:29pm Fri 12 Mar 10
Darrens Delivery Service
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2:52am Sat 13 Mar 10
burger face wrote:What a stupid comment. This lad could have killed himself, and innocent people.
leave the poor lad alone
Chris P Bacon
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7:58am Sat 13 Mar 10
kennysimo
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9:35am Sat 13 Mar 10
IanHuddy
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11:01am Sat 13 Mar 10
burger face wrote:Are you for real? You wouldn't be saying the same if this pathetic excuse for a human being had mowed down a member of your family.
leave the poor lad alone
Mikeee47
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11:04am Sat 13 Mar 10
Thats the way they have been brought up
2 years in and army boot camp, (Not the Army they don't want him)
running round a square at 5 in the morning with a rifle above his head, will sort these people out.
Too much namby pamby in to these idiot, & 12 months 3 years would have been a more fitting sentence
AnimalReid
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6:57pm Sat 13 Mar 10
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Sounds like he's got talent - it says he 'Aquaplaned twice on the M65, did a 360 degree turn and hit the central reservation'.
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Now Ive never tried that but after only 4 driving lessons you've got to admit thats pretty impressive.
mys
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9:40pm Sat 13 Mar 10
ex-forces
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7:23pm Sun 14 Mar 10
burger face wrote:you tosser
leave the poor lad alone
Alixet
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7:36pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Darrens Delivery Service wrote:it is a shame he didn't kill himself. the roads are full of these uninsured irresponsible idiots who don't care about passing their test and drive uninsured without a care for others. the penalties should be much harder
burger face wrote: leave the poor lad aloneWhat a stupid comment. This lad could have killed himself, and innocent people.
Alixet
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7:39pm Tue 16 Mar 10
kennysimo wrote:he probably already was. scum like this never work. they think the world owes them a living. they can afford cars though- then we all could if we didn't insure them!
like said previously. 12 months doesn't mean 12 months, then he will come out of prison unable to get a job and then become yet another jobless statistic but one that will struggle really hard to get a job so become part of the signing on fraternity for years to come.
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markatmyhouse says...
9:09pm Fri 12 Mar 10
He should never be able to drive again!