Man jailed following dangerous police pursuit through Salisbury
35 year old Ricky Lee Langford was eventually stopped near Pepperbox Hill
A man's been jailed for six months and banned from driving for more than four years, following a dangerous pursuit through Salisbury.
35 year old Ricky Lee Langford, from Rotherham in South Yorkshire, admitted failing to stop for police, dangerous driving, failing to provide a specimen and driving without a licence or insurance.
He's been sentenced at Salisbury Magistrates Court.
What happened?
An Audi A3 believed to be on cloned plates was spotted in Salisbury by a roads policing officer in August 2023.
They attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver - Langford - failed to do so and a pursuit followed.
During the chase, Langford drove through red lights on St Marks roundabout, went the wrong way around the Bourne roundabout on Southampton Road and was on the wrong side of the road driving towards Alderbury.
His car eventually crashed on Windwhistle Lane near Pepperbox Hill and Langford was arrested.
PC Ben Greening, from our Roads Policing Unit, said:
“At one point during the pursuit, Langford went round a right-hand bend on a national speed limit road contravening solid white lines, making this a high risk pursuit. He showed absolutely no regard for other road users and only stopped the vehicle when he did because he lost control and crashed into a hedge.
“Further enquiries showed Langford was wanted in South Yorkshire on recall to prison - he was clearly intent on doing anything in his power to evade police.
“Langford committed multiple Fatal Five offences during this pursuit – these are the driving offences which are most likely to cause serious or fatal collisions on our roads. The risks he took were extremely dangerous and it is fortunate that nobody was injured or worse, killed, as a result of his mindless and selfish actions. I welcome the custodial sentence and four year disqualification. We do not want individuals like this on our roads and will do all that we can to target people like Langford."