• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Tech and Auto Automotive

Banned driver clocked doing 95mph in 30mph zone after nicking his dad’s car before crashing

Chris Hillman, 29, stole the yellow Ford Focus just before 8.30am on New Year's Day

SWNS by SWNS
2019-02-19 12:20
in Automotive, Broken Britain, Must Reads
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

A banned driver was clocked doing 95 miles per hour in a 30mph zone after nicking his dad’s car before crashing it down a bank.

Chris Hillman, 29, stole the yellow Ford Focus just before 8.30am on New Year’s Day, but was found minutes later at another address in Uckfield, East Sussex.

When police approached him, he accelerated towards them before swerving at the last moment to avoid running them over.

PC Tom Thorpe said: “I started to open my passenger door, ready to get out.

“As Hillman saw us, he suddenly accelerated forwards at speed and my first thought was that he was going to ram us.

“I don’t know quite how he missed us.

“However he swerved around us and was revving the car extremely loudly and wheel spinning, creating a cloud of smoke form the tyres.

RelatedPosts

Two ‘louts’ kicked Asian taxi driver to death after he asked them to stop eating food in cab

‘Girls smell better at 16 than at 28’: Tory council candidate’s shock remarks

Audi RS3 video and review – return of the hyperhatch

McLaren 720S spider review – the best supercar in the world?

Hillman, who was already banned from driving, reached speeds of 95mph in the busy area before crashing the car down a bank – less than a mile away from where the chase began.

Police had initially lost sight of him as he sped through the 30mph zone, but found the Ford crashed and abandoned.

He was eventually arrested and remanded in to custody.

Hillman, of Horam, East Sussex, admitted aggravated vehicle taking and dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.

He also pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining and non-molestation order.

The unemployed son was jailed for 18 months and disqualified from driving for a further 33 months when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court.

Speaking after the sentencing, PC Thorpe said: “Hillman showed absolutely no regard for the safety of other road users or pedestrians.

“In my opinion, his driving fell far below the standard expected of a careful and competent driver, and was clearly very dangerous.

“The area was busy with other vehicles and it is incredibly lucky he didn’t collide with anyone else.”

By Adela Whittingham

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

‘Progress is inevitable’: The history-making duo vying to lead the Greens

Hardline Tory Brexiteers condemned for Grand Wizard nickname

Police officers wearing cameras have 93% fewer complaints, claims new study

Dancers at Australian military event send conservatives into a spin

How New Technologies Are Improving Public Services

Another successful rail franchise set to be sold off to European state-run operator

Lovren in the sky with Mane – Liverpool players arrive at the airport ahead of Champions League Semi-Final

Nigel Farage celebrates UK leaving ‘prison of nations’ as he returns to EU parliament

Shellfish workers fear losing their homes following export bans

PMQs – Starmer channels Bruce Forsyth to showcase PM’s taxation Generation Game

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.