{"id":12973,"date":"2013-06-10T23:14:57","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T22:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=12973"},"modified":"2013-06-10T23:14:57","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T22:14:57","slug":"learner-driver-panicked-and-caused-70mph-police-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=12973","title":{"rendered":"Learner Driver “Panicked” And Caused 70mph Police Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael (or Mitchell, in some stories) Gough, 24, had his driving test booked. According to his story to the courts, his mother\u2019s car had broken down<\/a> and she was unable to take him to his test, so he decide to drive there himself in a BMW.<\/p>\n

For reasons which haven\u2019t been explained, the plates on his BMW (it doesn\u2019t say whose car this was… EDIT:<\/strong> apparently it was a high-powered BMW, and it belonged to Gough<\/a>) were actually the ones for his father\u2019s Fiat (that isn\u2019t explained, either). A police patrol car flagged this discrepancy up to the officers within, so the officers tried to flag Gough down. When they asked him to open the door he floored it and embarked upon a 70mph chase through 30mph zones. He ended up smashing into a parked car, and was caught as he tried to do a runner.<\/p>\n

This specimen\u2019s lawyer explained that:<\/p>\n

\u2026his actions were out of character: “[Gough] was very anxious to take his test. When he was stopped he made a decision which was totally out of character \u2013 it is baffling that he behaved this way,” adding that his decision to drive away from police was, “foolish”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Let\u2019s just recap what Gough was guilty of:<\/p>\n