Bournemouth driver avoids jail after being caught at 153mph
A 23 year old has been given a suspended sentence and disqualified
A Bournemouth driver's avoided jail after being clocked by police going at 153 mph on the A338.
The BMW 325i was spotted by officers on traffic patrol being driven at an inappropriate speed on a left-hand bend at the Ashley Heath roundabout late at night in June last year.
Police pursued the car, which travelled a distance of 5.2 miles between Ashley Heath and Blackwater in just two and a half minutes.
The driver, who's 23, was charged with dangerous driving and has been sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court.
He's been handed a 12 month prison sentence, suspended for two years - as well as being disqualified for two and a half years and having to take an extended re-test.
PC Kier Dagnall, of the Roads Policing Team, said: “We were very quickly able to respond and stop this vehicle from being involved in a collision and the driver potentially injuring themselves, their front-seat passenger or another road user.
“This driver had only passed his driving test three weeks beforehand and was travelling at incredibly dangerous speeds with someone else in his vehicle.
“We cannot make it any clearer – there is no excuse for driving over the speed limit and endangering other road users. The footage shows just how quickly the BMW driver was travelling as within seconds he was out of our sight.
“We know that some young, newly qualified drivers can be drawn into travelling at dangerous speeds and testing their capabilities, but this is not acceptable. You will ultimately risk losing your licence that you just worked hard to obtain and the consequences could be tragic if you are involved in a road traffic collision.”