Idiot driver- 100mph chase with 4 year old in car

[TheHound]

http://news.sky.com/story/1418309/driver-who-took-...

Don't think this needs any words.

[CYMR0]

The guy is unequivocally an idiot who deserves all he got and more.

BUT: it wasn't a 100 mph chase if the patrol car had to do 97 mph to keep up with him.

[BugLebowski]

CYMR0 said:

BUT: it wasn't a 100 mph chase if the patrol car had to do 97 mph to keep up with him.

Well I'm glad we got this important point established first

[danjama]

A fking year???

What the actual fk???

[WojaWabbit]

As a ZT driver I'm quite pleased the car held up adequately to ensure no one inside suffered any injuries!

Less pleased that a ZT was being driven by a banned chav though

[carreauchompeur]

MGZT. Good man



What a fking idiot. A year seems somewhat lenient although I'd surmise that this is, in part, due to the tttery being relatively brief.

[SkinnyPete]

Now thats some epic understeer.

[carreauchompeur]

SkinnyPete said:

Now thats some epic understeer.

[littleredrooster]

Good grief - for many years, that junction was on my commuting route; know it well.

[Captain Muppet]

"Durham Police said that the chase would have been called off if the officer had known a child was on board."

A "baby on board" sticker seems like a smart investment for anyone who's lifestyle involves being scared of being stopped by the police.

[BritishRacinGrin]

danjama said:

A fking year???

What the actual fk???

Unbelivable.

[gforceg]

What a loon.

Who else thinks the police driver didn't cotton on to the junction until very late too? A bit of target acquisition fever there I reckon.

[Wills2]

Jesus! Good job he did flip it otherwise he would have hit the oncoming traffic head on if he'd have made the corner.

[D4MJT]

The article mentions the driver has mental health problems and is a "challenged" young man according to a report i've read online, so the use of the word idiot may be strong if the guy has known issues.

Thankfully it could have been a lot worse. The DVLA should be evaluating his capacity to hold a driving licence if they are not already.

ETA - that isn't the article I've already read this morning and doesn't mention his mental health issues. Trying to find the article I was reading but I believe he may not have been insured or permitted to use the car either iirc.

Edited by D4MJT on Saturday 31st January 11:14

[Northernchimp]

Were they Arrowspeeds, Maragonis or Linglongs, it didn't say.

Edited by Northernchimp on Saturday 31st January 16:14