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Man jailed for speed camera blast | Man jailed for speed camera blast |
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A man who blew up a speed camera because he feared he would lose his licence after he was caught speeding has been jailed for four months. | A man who blew up a speed camera because he feared he would lose his licence after he was caught speeding has been jailed for four months. |
Craig Moore, 28, of Grampian Way in Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, admitted damaging property last month. | Craig Moore, 28, of Grampian Way in Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, admitted damaging property last month. |
He used chemicals he obtained from his welding job to destroy the camera, which flashed him while he was driving a van in Hyde, Greater Manchester. | |
Moore was sentenced at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. | Moore was sentenced at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. |
The explosion caused £11,700 damage to the camera, which had flashed him exceeding the speed limit on Mottram Road on 14 August last year. | |
Moore, who worked for Vital Rail, was in a work vehicle with a colleague when he was flashed. | Moore, who worked for Vital Rail, was in a work vehicle with a colleague when he was flashed. |
He used chemicals from his welding job to destroy the camera | |
He claimed if he was caught he was afraid he would lose his job and be unable to support his family. | He claimed if he was caught he was afraid he would lose his job and be unable to support his family. |
At 2345 BST later that night, an explosive destroyed the Watchman camera, which works in a different way from a traditional yellow GATSO speed camera. | |
As the vehicle was driven off, sparks were seen coming from the camera box and then it exploded. | |
Camera recording | |
A recording from the hard-drive of the camera showed the Ford Transit van approaching the camera. | |
As the vehicle was driven off, sparks were seen coming from the camera box and then it exploded. | |
Police checked the tracker device fitted to the van, which showed it had arrived in Hyde, stopped on Mottram Road and then returned to the Doncaster area, where it was parked outside Moore's home address. | |
Pc Mark Akers of Tameside Police said: "Instead of just accepting that he had been caught travelling above the speed limit, Moore decided to blow the camera apart. | |
"He obviously thought that by destroying the main camera he was destroying all the evidence. But a combination of hard work and the latest technology led to his conviction." |