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Leader Live
4 days ago
- Leader Live
Chester: Wrexham man jailed following driving rampage
Parry-Jones, 28 and of Borras Hall Lane, Llan Pwll, was jailed for 19 months on Monday at Chester Crown Court following an incident that saw multiple police cars descend on Bridge Street. Parry-Jones received 16 months for dangerous driving and a further three months for driving while disqualified, with no separate penalty for driving without insurance or licence, obstructing a constable, drink driving, public order and possession of cannabis. It relates to an incident on Saturday, May 3 at around midday when officers were made aware of a white Vauxhall Combo van was being driven in the Chester area by a disqualified driver who was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol. PC David Smith said: 'His erratic driving around Chester City Centre while intoxicated was incomprehensible. 'The city centre was busy with vehicles and pedestrians at the time. His behaviour was reckless and could have caused a serious of even fatal incident. 'When we were able to bring him to a stop safely, he tried to evade capture causing damage to our police vehicles and tried to assault officers. 'His behaviour was idiotic and dangerous and now he is paying the consequences.' During the incident, Parry-Jones drove through Vicars Lane toward Pepper Street on the wrong side of the road overtaking four stationary cars toward oncoming traffic before cutting in front of the fourth vehicle. He then went on from Pepper Street onto Bridge Street where he turned right across the front of oncoming traffic at a crossroad junction. Afte reversing into a police car – claiming he thought it was someone out to get him – he was then physically and verbally aggressive and appeared to be intoxicated. He tried to punch one of the officers, but they managed to safely restrain him before they then found cannabis in his coat following a search. Parry-Jones was also banned from driving for three years, nine months and 14 days. He also has to take an extended test. He appeared in court from HMP Altcourse where he had been on remand.
Rhyl Journal
4 days ago
- Rhyl Journal
Chester: Wrexham man jailed following driving rampage
Parry-Jones, 28 and of Borras Hall Lane, Llan Pwll, was jailed for 19 months on Monday at Chester Crown Court following an incident that saw multiple police cars descend on Bridge Street. Parry-Jones received 16 months for dangerous driving and a further three months for driving while disqualified, with no separate penalty for driving without insurance or licence, obstructing a constable, drink driving, public order and possession of cannabis. It relates to an incident on Saturday, May 3 at around midday when officers were made aware of a white Vauxhall Combo van was being driven in the Chester area by a disqualified driver who was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol. PC David Smith said: 'His erratic driving around Chester City Centre while intoxicated was incomprehensible. 'The city centre was busy with vehicles and pedestrians at the time. His behaviour was reckless and could have caused a serious of even fatal incident. 'When we were able to bring him to a stop safely, he tried to evade capture causing damage to our police vehicles and tried to assault officers. 'His behaviour was idiotic and dangerous and now he is paying the consequences.' During the incident, Parry-Jones drove through Vicars Lane toward Pepper Street on the wrong side of the road overtaking four stationary cars toward oncoming traffic before cutting in front of the fourth vehicle. He then went on from Pepper Street onto Bridge Street where he turned right across the front of oncoming traffic at a crossroad junction. Afte reversing into a police car – claiming he thought it was someone out to get him – he was then physically and verbally aggressive and appeared to be intoxicated. He tried to punch one of the officers, but they managed to safely restrain him before they then found cannabis in his coat following a search. Parry-Jones was also banned from driving for three years, nine months and 14 days. He also has to take an extended test. He appeared in court from HMP Altcourse where he had been on remand.
North Wales Live
4 days ago
- North Wales Live
'Idiotic and dangerous' city centre driver 'could have caused a fatality'
A Wrexham man branded "idiotic" by police has been sentenced after pleading guilty to driving offences. Police called Llewellyn Parry-Jones' driving through Chester as "incomprehensible and reckless" and said he could have killed someone. Parry Jones, 28, of Borras Hall Lane, Llan Pwll, Wrexham appeared at Chester Crown Court on June 2 to be sentenced after pleading guilty to dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, obstructing a constable, drink driving, public order and possession of cannabis. He was jailed for 19 months and banned from driving for three years, nine months and 14 days. He also has to take an extended test. The court heard that at 12.05pm on Saturday, May 3, police were made aware that a white Vauxhall Combo van was being driven in the Chester area by a disqualified driver who was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol. You can sign up for all the latest court stories here At 12.40pm onwards local authority CCTV shows the van being driven around the city centre tailgating other cars. He turned left toward Grosvenor Park Road and collided with a pedestrian. On Grosvenor Park Road he increased speed significantly and crossed into the second lane. He went onto Vicars Lane toward Pepper Street on the wrong side of the road, overtaking four stationary cars toward oncoming traffic before cutting in front of the fourth vehicle. He then went on from Pepper Street onto Bridge Street where he turned right across the front of oncoming traffic at a crossroad junction. An officer spotted Parry-Jones driving along Pepper Street as it headed toward the Bridge Street area. Two officers attempted to bring the van to a stop, but Parry-Jones deliberately reversed into the front of one of the vehicles before driving forward and attempting to flee through the bollards onto the pedestrianised area of the shopping precinct. The van couldn't get through the bollards, but he did collide with a bicycle in a bike rack causing damage. When the two officers went to arrest Parry-Jones he was physically and verbally aggressive and appeared to be intoxicated, the court heard. He tried to punch one of the officers but they managed to safely restrain him. They then found cannabis in his coat following a search. Llewellyn Parry-Jones was later charged with dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, resisting arrest, drink driving, use of threatening behaviour without intent and possession of class B drugs (cannabis). PC David Smith said: 'His erratic driving around Chester City Centre while intoxicated was incomprehensible. The city centre was busy with vehicles and pedestrians at the time. His behaviour was reckless and could have caused a serious or even fatal incident. 'When we were able to bring him to a stop safely, he tried to evade capture, causing damage to our police vehicles and tried to assault officers. His behaviour was idiotic and dangerous and now he is paying the consequences.'
BBC News
17-02-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Girl, 9, injured in Sunderland car crash involving off-road bikes
A nine-year-old girl and a man in his 80s have been injured in a car crash which police said was caused by two off-road crash took place at 18:30 GMT on Sunday on Toll Bar Road, in Ryhope, when a quad bike and a motorbike joined the road from a grassed caused a Peugeot 308 and a Vauxhall Combo, which were travelling in opposite directions, to collide, Northumbria Police bikes made off from the area and officers are now appealing for witnesses. Both the girl, who was a passenger in the Peugeot, and the man, a passenger in the Vauxhall, were taken to hospital.A force spokesman said their injuries were "not believed to be serious". Follow BBC Sunderland on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Send your story ideas here.
