‘Dreadful driving’ at twice limit
AN UNINSURED driver panicked when he saw police, and drove away at more than twice the speed limit in a built-up area, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday.
Usman Mahmood, 23, of Hardknot Close, Great Horton, Bradford, was seen driving an Astra in Great Horton Road, on October 10. Police reached 70mph in a 30mph limit as they chased him.
The driving lasted only 15 minutes and fortunately there were no pedestrians or other traffic about.
Judge David Hatton QC said it was a dreadful piece of driving. Mahmood was a hardworking man, however, and he was given a 12-month community order, 200 hours unpaid work and disqualified for 12 months and must undergo an extended driving retest.
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