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| Driving ban for sledge-tow father | Driving ban for sledge-tow father |
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| A father who towed his six-year-old son on a sledge behind his car has been banned from driving for a year. | |
| Simon Lewington, 41, of Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, was also ordered to do 180 hours of unpaid work after admitting the stunt in February. | Simon Lewington, 41, of Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, was also ordered to do 180 hours of unpaid work after admitting the stunt in February. |
| Lewington pleaded guilty at Market Harborough Magistrates' Court to dangerous driving. | Lewington pleaded guilty at Market Harborough Magistrates' Court to dangerous driving. |
| He told officers it had been a "wonderful opportunity" for his son to be towed through the town in the snow. | He told officers it had been a "wonderful opportunity" for his son to be towed through the town in the snow. |
| Lewington, a carpenter, was caught after police spotted his silver 4x4, with the child in tow, travelling past their station in the town in February. | Lewington, a carpenter, was caught after police spotted his silver 4x4, with the child in tow, travelling past their station in the town in February. |
| He subsequently admitted driving dangerously. | He subsequently admitted driving dangerously. |
| Sentencing him to a 12-month community order and handing him a driving ban, chairwoman of the bench Eunice Loney said: "You certainly have given you and your family a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but not one you will want to repeat. | Sentencing him to a 12-month community order and handing him a driving ban, chairwoman of the bench Eunice Loney said: "You certainly have given you and your family a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but not one you will want to repeat. |
| "Taking into account your previous good character, your remorse, your full co-operation and admissions, in light of this we do not consider that this warrants a custodial sentence." | "Taking into account your previous good character, your remorse, your full co-operation and admissions, in light of this we do not consider that this warrants a custodial sentence." |
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| A man who towed his son on a sled in thick snow is banned from driving. |