That is the outrageous second a tearaway teen hijacked a police automotive and raced it at 113mph earlier than smashing into one other automobile and crashing right into a hedge.
‘Harmful’ Dafydd Williams, 19, was caught on dashcam as he took the police automotive for his hair-raising getaway as he was chased by officers.
A courtroom heard the drama started when police have been known as to arrest Williams and an confederate after a racist assault on a storage proprietor.
Officers bought out of their automotive to taser his confederate – however reckless joyrider Williams hopped in to hurry away within the marked patrol automobile.
He then drove the high-performance Skoda Excellent at pace by way of slender nation lanes within the village of Machen, close to Caerphilly, south Wales, inflicting different horrified street customers to swerve out his means as he was pursued by cops.
Prosecutor Roger Griffths advised Cardiff Crown Court docket: ‘I’ll now play the CCTV footage of the damaging driving as a result of no phrases can adequately describe it.
‘Harmful’ Dafydd Williams, 19, was caught on dashcam after hijacking a police automotive and crashing it. Pictured is the broken cruiser
Williams drove the police automobile at speeds of 113mph by way of slender nation lanes earlier than dropping management and crashing right into a hedge (pictured)
Williams (pictured) drove the high-performance Skoda Excellent by way of the village of Machen, close to Caerphilly, Wales
‘He mounted the pavement near pedestrians. He accelerated right into a built-up space and drove at as much as 90mph in a 30mph space, performing various harmful overtaking manoeuvres and contravening street indicators.
‘He travelled by way of Machen village at 80mph and at one stage reached 113mph in a 30mph space, swerving back and forth.
‘At one level the defendant tried to make use of a bus cease to undertake a purple Honda Jazz, however he collided with its rear at 64mph, inflicting the Honda to journey throughout the carriageway and collide head-on with a Nissan travelling in the wrong way.’
Witness Karl Johnson, 32, was within the quiet lane when the smashed-up patrol automotive sped previous round a nook.
He then noticed a police motorcyclist adopted by one other marked police automotive in sizzling pursuit of the hijacked cruiser.
And his dashcam then captured the second fleeing thief Williams veered off the street right into a hedge.
Karl stated the stolen automotive narrowly prevented crashing into him. ‘Because the police automobile swerved it misplaced management and disappeared by way of the hedge. It was an in depth name,’ he stated.
Cardiff Crown Court docket heard after crashing into the hedge he tried to run away however was caught by a police canine.
Dashcam footage captured the second a police bike and automotive have been seen chasing after Williams
Footage from contained in the stolen police cruiser additionally revealed the second Williams slammed into the again of a Honda Jazz whereas travelling at speeds of 64mph
And extra video from insider the hijacked police automotive reveals the second Williams loses management and crashes right into a hedge
Police seen an ‘overpowering’ odor of alcohol emanating from Williams, who appeared ‘very drunk’.
Williams admitted possession of an offensive weapon, racially aggravated assault, racially aggravated prison injury, taking a police automotive with out authority, harmful driving, damaging property, and driving whereas disqualified and unfit by way of drink with no insurance coverage or licence.
Williams, of Wattsville, was already beneath a suspended 16-week jail time period for thefts and driving whereas disqualified.
He additionally had earlier convictions for harmful driving, possessing an imitation firearm with intent to trigger concern of violence, and threats to kill.
Richard Ace, mitigating, stated: ‘There may be an apparent degree of immaturity, not simply because he is 19 however as a result of he is an immature younger man for his age.
Williams hijacked the automotive after police have been known as to arrest him and an confederate after a racist assault on a storage proprietor. Pictured is the injury to the automobile after Williams slammed right into a purple Honda
The courtroom heard Williams accelerated right into a built-up space and drove at as much as 90mph in a 30mph zone, performing various ‘harmful overtaking manoeuvres’. Pictured is footage from contained in the stolen police automotive
‘He was launched to alcohol and medicines when he was barely a teen. When he was 16 he began offending.
Choose Recorder Simon Hughes jailed Williams for 92-weeks and banned him from driving three years and 46 weeks.
Talking after the case, Superintendent Leanne Brustad, head of Gwent roads policing, stated: ‘Dafydd Williams was stopped by officers after he was seen driving dangerously.
‘He selected to then take a marked police automotive, whereas intoxicated, and put members of the general public and street customers – lots of whom undoubtedly thought he was an officer utilizing the automotive for its meant goal in response to an emergency – at direct danger of hurt.
‘A marked police automotive is not only one thing that our officers use to attend emergencies, it’s a useful resource which helps us preserve our communities secure. Williams’ harmful behaviour meant that we have been unable to make use of this automotive, which is funded by the taxpayer, to reply to calls to service whereas it was repaired.’
