A man has admitted driving dangerously during a 100mph-plus night time police chase while behind the wheel of his dad’s car.
Carlisle Magistrates’ Court heard this afternoon how a PC began tailing the Volkswagen Golf following an incident in the village of Abbeytown on August 3.
Andrew Miller, now 32, was the driver of that Golf — his father’s.
Miller, of Greenacres, Wigton, was seen by the PC to drive off in the night time darkness with no lights illuminated, on at speeds of up to 70mph in a 30mph zone.
Headlights were intermittently turned on by Miller, said the prosecution, so he could see where he was going on bends around rural lanes with no street lighting.
At one stage, the Golf’s speed was increased significantly to more than 100mph.
Miller then lost control of the car, while rolled numerous times into a dyke. He was taken to hospital for attention. There was also a passenger in the vehicle.
Miller pleaded guilty to dangerous driving between Abbeytown and the hamlet of Aldoth.
No representations were made by Miller’s lawyer. Deputy district judge Mary Dowrick concluded that the matter was so grave that magistrates’ court sentencing powers were insufficient.
The case was sent to Carlisle Crown Court, where Miller is due to receive his punishment from a judge on October 15.
A probation service background report will be prepared in the meantime, and Miller was granted unconditional bail by deputy district judge Dowrick, who told Miller: “This is a very, very serious incident.”
