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| Barricaded driver of Stephane Sessegnon's stolen BMW jailed | Barricaded driver of Stephane Sessegnon's stolen BMW jailed |
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| A man has been jailed for 25 months after an incident in which police used a school bus as a barricade in an attempt to stop a stolen car. | A man has been jailed for 25 months after an incident in which police used a school bus as a barricade in an attempt to stop a stolen car. |
| Steven Quinn, 32, of Gretna Road, Carlisle, drove 40mph in a crowded street during Appleby's horse fair. | Steven Quinn, 32, of Gretna Road, Carlisle, drove 40mph in a crowded street during Appleby's horse fair. |
| Quinn admitted charges of dangerous driving, driving without a licence and with no insurance, and handling the car knowing it had been stolen. | Quinn admitted charges of dangerous driving, driving without a licence and with no insurance, and handling the car knowing it had been stolen. |
| The BMW had been taken from the home of Sunderland striker Stephane Sessegnon. | The BMW had been taken from the home of Sunderland striker Stephane Sessegnon. |
| Bus carried 30 children | Bus carried 30 children |
| In June, pedestrians in Battlebarrow had to jump out of the way and a horse had to be put down after the BMW X6 hit the cart it was pulling. | In June, pedestrians in Battlebarrow had to jump out of the way and a horse had to be put down after the BMW X6 hit the cart it was pulling. |
| It emerged that Cumbria Police had asked the bus driver to position his vehicle that was carrying 30 children in the path of the BMW to help them stop it. | It emerged that Cumbria Police had asked the bus driver to position his vehicle that was carrying 30 children in the path of the BMW to help them stop it. |
| The vehicle had been stolen during a raid at Sessegnon's home several weeks before. | |
| Quinn was arrested after he got the car wedged between a wall and the bus as he tried to avoid the roadblock. | Quinn was arrested after he got the car wedged between a wall and the bus as he tried to avoid the roadblock. |
| He was also banned from driving for two years at Carlisle Crown Court. | He was also banned from driving for two years at Carlisle Crown Court. |
| The judge told him he was lucky not to have killed someone. | The judge told him he was lucky not to have killed someone. |