A man who drove dangerously through villages at double the speed limit in a bid to dodge justice has been jailed.

Jack Banyard, 32, was driving a green Jaguar X-Type on the westbound A14 at Swavesey at about 8.10pm on 6 June when officers began following him.

It followed suspicions being raised about the car two days previous at a property in Soham.

They got behind Banyard at the Godmanchester junction and followed him along the A14 where he exited at the junction for Brington and Old Weston.

He began driving at 80mph on the B660 towards Old Weston and turned left towards RAF Molesworth and Brington, driving at 60mph in a 30mph speed limit through the village.

Banyard drove in the direction of the A14 and turned left onto the B660 towards Old Weston again, travelling in a loop, but another traffic officer successfully stung the tyres of the Jaguar in Brington.

However, he continued onto the B660, this time towards Catworth and on the wrong side of the road. Shortly after this, an officer made tactical contact to stop the Jaguar and Banyard was arrested.

On Wednesday (27 September), at Peterborough Crown Court, Banyard, of no fixed address, was jailed for 18 months, having pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and for breaching a suspended sentence.

He was also banned from driving for three years and ordered to do an extended re-test.

Charges of disqualified driving, driving with no insurance and failing to stop were ordered to lie on file.

PC Dan Carr said: “Banyard’s driving was immensely dangerous and put other members of the public in danger so I’m delighted he’s faced justice and can now reflect on his stupid actions.”

https://www.cambs.police.uk/news/cambridgeshire/news/2023/september/driver-jailed-after-dangerous-bid-to-evade-justice/

On 19/11/2023 04:07 pm, Simon Mason wrote:
>
> A chav-cyclist who drove dangerously through villages at double the speed limit in a bid to dodge justice has been jailed.
> Jack Banyard, 32, was driving a green Jaguar X-Type on the westbound A14 at Swavesey at about 8.10pm on 6 June when officers began following him.
> It followed suspicions being raised about the car two days previous at a property in Soham.
> They got behind Banyard at the Godmanchester junction and followed him along the A14 where he exited at the junction for Brington and Old Weston.
> He began driving at 80mph on the B660 towards Old Weston and turned left towards RAF Molesworth and Brington, driving at 60mph in a 30mph speed limit through the village.
> Banyard drove in the direction of the A14 and turned left onto the B660 towards Old Weston again, travelling in a loop, but another traffic officer successfully stung the tyres of the Jaguar in Brington.
> However, he continued onto the B660, this time towards Catworth and on the wrong side of the road. Shortly after this, an officer made tactical contact to stop the Jaguar and Banyard was arrested.
> On Wednesday (27 September), at Peterborough Crown Court, Banyard, of no fixed address, was jailed for 18 months, having pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and for breaching a suspended sentence.
> He was also banned from driving for three years and ordered to do an extended re-test.
> Charges of disqualified driving, driving with no insurance and failing to stop were ordered to lie on file.
> PC Dan Carr said: “Banyard’s driving was immensely dangerous and put other members of the public in danger so I’m delighted he’s faced justice and can now reflect on his stupid actions.”

> https://www.cambs.police.uk/news/cambridgeshire/news/2023/september/driver-jailed-after-dangerous-bid-to-evade-justice/

"...disqualified driving, driving with no insurance..."

So all he was was a fully-unqualified chav-cyclist.

This was one of May Sun's rarer, on-topic, posts.

QUOTE: However, he continued onto the B660, this time towards Catworth and on the wrong side of the road. Shortly after this, an officer made tactical contact to stop the Jaguar and Banyard was arrested. ENDS

"Tactical contact" is a euphemism for twatting the scrote by driving into them to get them to stop.

On 20/11/2023 08:55 am, Simon Mason wrote:

> QUOTE: However, he continued onto the B660, this time towards Catworth and on the wrong side of the road. Shortly after this, an officer made tactical contact to stop the Jaguar and Banyard was arrested. ENDS
>
> "Tactical contact" is a euphemism for twatting the scrote by driving into them to get them to stop.

Would it be OK to force a chav-on-a-bike (such as yourself) to stop
after committing a dangerous offence (eg, riding along the FOOTway or
through a red traffic light) by means of a tactical stop?

If not, why not?

QUOTE: He began driving at 80mph on the B660 towards Old Weston and turned left towards RAF Molesworth and Brington, driving at 60mph in a 30mph speed limit through the village. ENDS

Didn't a motorcyclist get killed when he was speeding outside a USAF base at RAF Croughton in 2019?

On 20/11/2023 01:45 pm, Simon Mason wrote:

> QUOTE: He began driving at 80mph on the B660 towards Old Weston and turned left towards RAF Molesworth and Brington, driving at 60mph in a 30mph speed limit through the village. ENDS
>
> Didn't a motorcyclist get killed when he was speeding outside a USAF base at RAF Croughton in 2019?

Were you involved in that one?

Was it a rainy night when you couldn't clear your windscreen properly?

Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

> Didn't a motorcyclist get killed when he was speeding outside a USAF base
> at RAF Croughton in 2019?

Here’s another one, involving a cyclist:

<https://road.cc/content/news/cyclist-guilty-riding-carelessly-killing-motorcyclist-297631?page=2>

--
Spike

On 20/11/2023 02:27 pm, Spike wrote:

> Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Didn't a motorcyclist get killed when he was speeding outside a USAF base
>> at RAF Croughton in 2019?
>
> Here’s another one, involving a cyclist:
>
> <https://road.cc/content/news/cyclist-guilty-riding-carelessly-killing-motorcyclist-297631?page=2>

The one about the chav on the chav-bike who killed a 79 year old lady on
the FOOTway (referenced on that page) was instructive, too.

JNugent <jnugent@mail.com> wrote:
> On 20/11/2023 02:27 pm, Spike wrote:
>
>> Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Didn't a motorcyclist get killed when he was speeding outside a USAF base
>>> at RAF Croughton in 2019?
>>
>> Here’s another one, involving a cyclist:
>>
>> <https://road.cc/content/news/cyclist-guilty-riding-carelessly-killing-motorcyclist-297631?page=2>
>
> The one about the chav on the chav-bike who killed a 79 year old lady on
> the FOOTway (referenced on that page) was instructive, too.

12 months for what he did is just a slap on the wrist.

--
Spike

On Monday, November 20, 2023 at 1:45:45 PM UTC, Simon Mason wrote:
> QUOTE: He began driving at 80mph on the B660 towards Old Weston and turned left towards RAF Molesworth and Brington, driving at 60mph in a 30mph speed limit through the village. ENDS
>
> Didn't a motorcyclist get killed when he was speeding outside a USAF base at RAF Croughton in 2019?

QUOTE: Changes to improve safety at the entrance of the US Airforce base near where teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn died have been approved.

The 19-year-old died after he was involved in a crash with a car driven by Anne Sacoolas in August 2019 outside RAF Croughton, Northamptonshire,

The American claimed diplomatic immunity and returned to the US.

A spokesman for Mr Dunn's family said the plan to move the entrance closer to the A43 roundabout was "confused".

Traffic lights and filter lanes would also be installed to make sure motorists leaving the base did not go the wrong way or on the wrong side of the road.

West Northamptonshire Council's area planning committee approved the plan on Thursday.

According to the planning report, the change should be safer than the current arrangement at RAF Croughton

There was one abstention from a councillor who felt more should have been done by the base to assist Harry Dunn's family in their quest for answers about his death.

That sentiment was echoed by the Dunn family's representative Radd Seiger, who said no work on the base should be carried out before "justice is done for Harry and his family".

He said the proposals were "a bit of headscratcher" as they were separate from a review into road safety near US visiting forces bases being undertaken by the Road Safety Foundation.

Mr Seiger also questioned relocated the entrance of the base, saying he struggled "to understand the logic of moving" it closer to the A43, which he said was "one of the busiest highways in the country".

"There are plenty of other options," he added.

Mrs Sacoolas is the wife of a serviceman who was at the military base.

In January, a proposed court appearance by Mrs Sacoolas over the death of Mr Dunn was postponed, with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) saying it was to allow "ongoing" discussions with the legal team of the US national.

There has been no further update from the CPS since then. ENDS

On 20/11/2023 04:13 pm, Spike wrote:
> JNugent <jnugent@mail.com> wrote:
>> On 20/11/2023 02:27 pm, Spike wrote:
>>
>>> Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Didn't a motorcyclist get killed when he was speeding outside a USAF base
>>>> at RAF Croughton in 2019?
>>>
>>> Here’s another one, involving a cyclist:
>>>
>>> <https://road.cc/content/news/cyclist-guilty-riding-carelessly-killing-motorcyclist-297631?page=2>
>>
>> The one about the chav on the chav-bike who killed a 79 year old lady on
>> the FOOTway (referenced on that page) was instructive, too.
>
> 12 months for what he did is just a slap on the wrist.

Oh, indeed. It always is. Remember that notorious chav Charlie Alliston?

American Anne Sacoolas has today (December 8, 2022) been sentenced to a custodial sentence of eight months, suspended for 12, and disqualified from driving for a year for death by careless driving after she collided with 19-year-old Harry Dunn in August 2019.

Sacoolas previously admitted killing teenager Harry Dunn while he rode his motorcycle near RAF Croughton, Northamptonshire. Three weeks after the collision Sacoolas left the UK for the US claiming diplomatic immunity.

The 45-year-old pleaded guilty, via video link, on October 20 at the Old Bailey and was urged by presiding judge, the Honourable Mrs Cheema-Grubb, to attend today’s hearing as it would show “a degree of remorse” although the court has no powers to impose such an order.

The two-hour sentencing hearing saw an emotional Charlotte Charles, Harry’s mother, read a witness statement, her voice often breaking she described how the family had, since the August 2019 accident, “endured these three years, not enjoyed them”.

In summing up her sentence Cheema-Grub said: “Your conduct with your behaviour was not far short of deliberate dangerous driving, that resulted in a death.”

The judge ruled out non-custodial punishments, and the seriousness of the crime meant anything other than a custodial sentence would not bring justice to the family.

Harry Dunn’s family have been campaigning for justice for the Kawasaki loving teenager for over three years and after vowing to Harry to bring him justice. Family spokesman Radd Seiger described the case as “one of the most remarkable in UK legal history.”

American Anne Sacoolas has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of death by careless driving after she collided with 19-year-old Harry Dunn in August 2019.

Appearing by video link at the Old Bailey, the 45-year-old spoke only to confirm her name and enter two pleas – a not guilty for the more serious death by dangerous driving before her plea of guilty.

She had been charged after colliding with the teenager on the B4031 outside US military base RAF Croughton where her husband was based.
Harry lost his life in a collision near RAF Croughton

Duncan Aitkinson, KC, for the CPS, said that the prosecution accepted the plea of count two and did not seek to proceed to trial on the first count.

Presiding judge, the Honourable Mrs Cheema-Grubb, deferred sentencing to the week commencing November 28. She placed a November 18 deadline on the submittance of impact statements from Harry’s friends and family.

Punishment could range from a community order to five years in prison. Mrs Cheema-Grubb said the sentence would be considered “at the highest level with great care” and would involve Harry’s family.

In summing up the judge said there was no order the court could impose to “compel Mrs Sacoolas’s attendance” but “there is no barrier stopping her attending”.

She added that voluntarily surrendering to the court would show a degree of remorse by American.

Addressing the media outside the court, family spokesman Radd Seiger described it as a “historic day” adding that this was the end of the campaign to get justice for Harry but the start of a larger campaign to stop this type of tragedy happening again.

The alleged driver of a vehicle that killed 19-year-old Harry Dunn in August 2019 while he was riding his motorcycle through Croughton, Northamptonshire, appeared in Westminster Magistrates Court today.

Anne Sacoolas is charged with causing death by dangerous driving and appeared via video link with legal representative Carissa Walcott. It marks the beginning of a criminal trial that has taken three years of campaigning by Harry’s mother, Charlotte Charles, family and friends.

Mrs Charles, along with around a dozen family members and supporters, arrived at the London court over an hour before the proceedings, all wearing black with Kawasaki green ties, scarfs and ‘Justice for Harry’ pins, in recognition of Harry’s favourite motorcycle manufacturer.
Warning sign near RAF Croughton

Speaking to MCN, a family spokesman said: “We are really glad to be here. We weren’t sure if we were going to make it to this day.

“We are so grateful to the media and supporters as we wouldn’t be here without them. It’s a strange day for all of us.”

Sacoolas, 45, spoke only to confirm her name and date of birth, giving a correspondence address as her point of contact.
Justice 4 Harry banner

Given the penalty for the original charge could result in a custodial sentence, the trial was scheduled for pre-trail proceedings at 9.30am Old Bailey on October 27, which Sacoolas has been advised to attend, although that may change with agreement from both legal parties.

Sacoolas is the wife of a member of the US military who was stationed at RAF Croughton. It is alleged she was driving on the wrong side of the road when she hit Harry Dunn.

He was pronounced dead at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital aged 19. Three weeks later Sacoolas left the UK for the US claiming diplomatic immunity.

Following the 20-minute hearing, a family spokesman thanked supporters outside the courthouse.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/harry-dunn-accident/

JNugent <jnugent@mail.com> wrote:
> On 20/11/2023 04:13 pm, Spike wrote:
>> JNugent <jnugent@mail.com> wrote:
>>> On 20/11/2023 02:27 pm, Spike wrote:
>>>
>>>> Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Didn't a motorcyclist get killed when he was speeding outside a USAF base
>>>>> at RAF Croughton in 2019?
>>>>
>>>> Here’s another one, involving a cyclist:
>>>>
>>>> <https://road.cc/content/news/cyclist-guilty-riding-carelessly-killing-motorcyclist-297631?page=2>
>>>
>>> The one about the chav on the chav-bike who killed a 79 year old lady on
>>> the FOOTway (referenced on that page) was instructive, too.

>> 12 months for what he did is just a slap on the wrist.

> Oh, indeed. It always is. Remember that notorious chav Charlie Alliston?

Yes…he got 18 months but it was in a soft YOI.

--
Spike

QUOTE: A man who drove dangerously through villages at double the speed limit in a bid to dodge justice has been jailed.

Jack Banyard, 32, was driving a green Jaguar X-Type on the westbound A14 at Swavesey at about 8.10pm on 6 June when officers began following him.

It followed suspicions being raised about the car two days previous at a property in Soham.

They got behind Banyard at the Godmanchester junction and followed him along the A14 where he exited at the junction for Brington and Old Weston.

He began driving at 80mph on the B660 towards Old Weston and turned left towards RAF Molesworth and Brington, driving at 60mph in a 30mph speed limit.

Banyard drove in the direction of the A14 and turned left onto the B660 towards Old Weston again, travelling in a loop, but another traffic officer successfully stung the tyres of the Jaguar in Brington.

However, he continued onto the B660, this time towards Catworth and on the wrong side of the road. Shortly after this, an officer made tactical contact to stop the Jaguar and Banyard was arrested.

Banyard, of no fixed address, was jailed for 18 months at Peterborough Crown Court last week, having pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and for breaching a suspended sentence.He was also banned from driving for three years and ordered to do an extended re-test.

PC Dan Carr said: “Banyard’s driving was immensely dangerous and put other members of the public in danger so I’m delighted he’s faced justice and can now reflect on his stupid actions.” ENDS

SEE THE POLICE VIDEO HERE: https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/crime/watch-jaguar-driver-who-led-police-on-dangerous-car-chase-through-cambridgeshire-villages-in-bid-to-dodge-justice-jailed-4354144