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| HGV driver jailed for M1 ramming | HGV driver jailed for M1 ramming |
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| A Czech lorry driver who rammed several drivers in the outside lane of the M1 motorway has been jailed for 15 months. | A Czech lorry driver who rammed several drivers in the outside lane of the M1 motorway has been jailed for 15 months. |
| Police said they were amazed no-one was badly hurt in the rush hour incident, between junctions 26 and 33, in August. | Police said they were amazed no-one was badly hurt in the rush hour incident, between junctions 26 and 33, in August. |
| Vitezslav Labouenek, 44, gave no explanation for his actions, which were described as "terrifying" by one woman he smashed into in his 44-tonne lorry. | Vitezslav Labouenek, 44, gave no explanation for his actions, which were described as "terrifying" by one woman he smashed into in his 44-tonne lorry. |
| He pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal damage with intent to endanger life and one of dangerous driving. | He pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal damage with intent to endanger life and one of dangerous driving. |
| Hitch-hiker claim | Hitch-hiker claim |
| One of the cars Labouenek rammed was driven by Sharon Palos, from Derbyshire. | One of the cars Labouenek rammed was driven by Sharon Palos, from Derbyshire. |
| Labouenek initially told police he had not been behind the wheel | Labouenek initially told police he had not been behind the wheel |
| Derby Crown Court heard her car was pushed along the outside lane for several minutes before she managed to get out of the way. | Derby Crown Court heard her car was pushed along the outside lane for several minutes before she managed to get out of the way. |
| "The part that really scared me was when he actually contacted the back of my car - there was no way of getting out of the accident. It could have killed a lot of people that day," she said. | |
| "It was horrendous. I thought I was a dead lady." | |
| He tailgated and rammed at least two other motorists during the half-hour episode on 18 August. | He tailgated and rammed at least two other motorists during the half-hour episode on 18 August. |
| Police finally caught up with the lorry in standing traffic near Sheffield. | Police finally caught up with the lorry in standing traffic near Sheffield. |
| Motorway cameras captured the episode, including Highways Agency patrolmen attempting to stop Labouenek. | Motorway cameras captured the episode, including Highways Agency patrolmen attempting to stop Labouenek. |
| He initially told police that he was a hitch-hiker and had not been behind the wheel at all. | He initially told police that he was a hitch-hiker and had not been behind the wheel at all. |