Dad who 'gets a buzz from dangerous driving' ploughed BMW with his son inside into van

Andrew Jones, 37, has been jailed aft helium crashed portion fleeing from police. He had taken his partner's stepfather's BMW without support and past fled astatine velocity successful North Shields, North Tyneside

A antheral with a agelong past of motoring offences has been jailed aft helium admitted getting a 'buzz' from dangerous driving.

Andrew Jones, 37, crashed portion fleeing from police. He took his partner's stepfather's BMW without support and past fled astatine velocity successful North Shields, North Tyneside erstwhile constabulary tried to halt him, Newcastle Crown Court heard.

Jones, who had his spouse and her kid successful the car, went the incorrect mode circular a roundabout and crashed into a van. He admitted 4 offences and was jailed for 16 months.

Recorder Richard Stubbs said Jones had a "very mediocre history" of driving-related offending. The justice said helium was acrophobic by comments Jones made to a probation serviceman astir "loving cars and driving" and getting "a buzz from driving recklessly".

Already disqualified, helium took the car from the victim's location connected June 5 for his latest offending. He was recovered by constabulary astatine a retail park, authoritative Nicoleta Alistari said. Officers signalled to him to enactment successful the conveyance but helium drove into their car, crossed a pedestrian way and raced off.

He crashed astir 3 minutes aboriginal and attempted to thrust disconnected again aft hitting the van, the tribunal heard. Jones, of nary fixed abode, smelled of intoxicant and failed a roadside enactment test, Ms Alistari said.

The tribunal heard helium had 60 convictions for 137 offences, 56 of those being driving related. He was jailed for 14 months for unsafe driving successful 2019, the tribunal heard, and had a past of not complying with tribunal orders.

Recorder Stubbs said it was evident Jones had "no respect for different roadworthy users" oregon tribunal orders and helium posed a "serious risk" to the public. He was banned from driving for 5 years and 4 months and indispensable walk an extended trial earlier helium tin get his licence back.

He admitted unsafe driving, aggravated conveyance taking and driving portion disqualified and without insurance.