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Suspended sentence for house crash Birmingham teen | Suspended sentence for house crash Birmingham teen |
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A teenager who crashed his father's £100,000 car into a house has been given a suspended sentence and had his pocket money stopped. | A teenager who crashed his father's £100,000 car into a house has been given a suspended sentence and had his pocket money stopped. |
Harry Bishop, 19, from Birmingham made a "spur of the moment" decision to take the Audi R8 after a drunken night out, the city's crown court heard. | |
Unable to handle the car, he smashed it into an elderly couple's home, shifting part of the house off its foundations. | Unable to handle the car, he smashed it into an elderly couple's home, shifting part of the house off its foundations. |
Bishop admitted aggravated vehicle taking and driving while drunk. | Bishop admitted aggravated vehicle taking and driving while drunk. |
He also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and was given a two-and-a-half year driving ban. | He also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and was given a two-and-a-half year driving ban. |
Birmingham Crown Court heard he had been punished at home - having his pocket money stopped and being made to do "extra chores". He was also banned from a holiday abroad with friends. | Birmingham Crown Court heard he had been punished at home - having his pocket money stopped and being made to do "extra chores". He was also banned from a holiday abroad with friends. |
The crash, on 2 May, happened just 100m from Bishop's home in Netherstone Grove in Sutton Coldfield. | The crash, on 2 May, happened just 100m from Bishop's home in Netherstone Grove in Sutton Coldfield. |
The owners of the house he crashed into, Janet and Harold Perry, both in their 70s, have since spent £25,000 on rebuilding their porch. | The owners of the house he crashed into, Janet and Harold Perry, both in their 70s, have since spent £25,000 on rebuilding their porch. |
Bishop was described to the court as "quiet, thoughtful and hard-working". | Bishop was described to the court as "quiet, thoughtful and hard-working". |
In mitigation, Naomi Gilchrist told the court he walked home after the crash to explain himself to his father. | In mitigation, Naomi Gilchrist told the court he walked home after the crash to explain himself to his father. |
Recorder Anthony Warner told Bishop he had shown "fantastically poor judgment" but that a prison sentence would have a "disastrous effect" on him. | Recorder Anthony Warner told Bishop he had shown "fantastically poor judgment" but that a prison sentence would have a "disastrous effect" on him. |
He said: "I accept the impact of these proceedings on someone like you has been significant, and thus in itself has already brought to you a degree of punishment: the shame and disgrace of having to be brought to the crown court in public and face sentence for these offences." | He said: "I accept the impact of these proceedings on someone like you has been significant, and thus in itself has already brought to you a degree of punishment: the shame and disgrace of having to be brought to the crown court in public and face sentence for these offences." |
Mr and Mrs Perry, who were uninjured but "shaken" said they felt "no ill-will" towards Bishop, who took them a bunch of flowers and a box of chocolates days after the crash. | Mr and Mrs Perry, who were uninjured but "shaken" said they felt "no ill-will" towards Bishop, who took them a bunch of flowers and a box of chocolates days after the crash. |
Mrs Perry said: "We don't wish the guy any harm, but if it was my son I'd have to say to him he needs to compensate in some way - not in money, but in deeds." | Mrs Perry said: "We don't wish the guy any harm, but if it was my son I'd have to say to him he needs to compensate in some way - not in money, but in deeds." |
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