This police dashcam footage captured the moment a dangerous driver drove the wrong way on the A55. Dale Broome, 29, was pursued by several North Wales Police officers as he reached speeds of 100mph on 20mph roads in the St Asaph area. He also drove the wrong way down a stretch of the A525 in Denbighshire.
Broome only stopped when his car got stuck in mud on an A55 embankment near Caerwys and a pursuing officer prepared to Taser him. Broome left his vehicle with his hands in the air, prosecutor Michael Whitty told Caernarfon Crown Court yesterday.
He gave a reading of being more than twice the drink drive limit. Her Honour Nicola Jones branded it the worst case of such driving without casualties she had ever seen. You can sign up for all the latest court stories here.
Dale Broome, 29, of Uplands Avenue, Portobello, Wolverhampton, was jailed for 16 months for dangerous driving plus four months concurrent for driving whilst disqualified and four months concurrent for failing to stop at the scene of an accident
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She said it was a “miracle” no-one was killed or seriously injured. “The lack of a serious or fatal collision was down to little more than sheer luck,” added Mr Whitty.
Broome later admitted: “I can’t believe I was so stupid. I need to grow up.” Judge Jones told him: “This is the worst example of dangerous driving I have ever seen which has not resulted in death or serious injury.”
She jailed Broome, of Uplands Avenue, Portobello, Wolverhampton, for 16 months for dangerous driving. There were also two, four-month jail terms for driving whilst disqualified and failing to stop both to run concurrently to the main sentence.
He also admitted driving with excess alcohol and driving with no insurance but there were no separate penalties for those offences. Broom was banned from driving for four years and eight months and must pass an extended retest.
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