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Prison sentence for 130mph driver | Prison sentence for 130mph driver |
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A man who admitted driving at speeds of up to 130mph with a seven-year-old girl unrestrained in the back of his car has been given an eight-month jail term. | |
Bernard Doherty, 21, from Stockport in Greater Manchester, also drove at 90mph through Ecclefechan village in south west Scotland in April last year. | |
He admitted driving dangerously while disqualified and without insurance on the B7076 in Dumfries and Galloway. | |
Doherty was banned from driving for a total of five years. | Doherty was banned from driving for a total of five years. |
Dumfries Sheriff Court heard how Doherty was followed by a police patrol car with its lights flashing for him to pull over. | |
Resumed chase | |
Instead, he accelerated and drove through the 30mph limit in Ecclefechan at speeds of over 90mph. | |
The police vehicle slowed down because of pedestrians and cars on the road but resumed the chase as Doherty reached speeds up to 130mph. | |
He eventually slowed the vehicle and tried to flee from it but was subsequently caught. | |
The court was told that Doherty had been serving sentences in England since the incident and was not due to be released until July next year. | The court was told that Doherty had been serving sentences in England since the incident and was not due to be released until July next year. |
Sheriff Kenneth Barr imposed the eight-month jail term to run from the end of his current sentence. | Sheriff Kenneth Barr imposed the eight-month jail term to run from the end of his current sentence. |
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