AN ISLE of Wight motorist found guilty at trial of driving while disqualified and without insurance has been sentenced.
The case of Shaun Austin, of Avenue Road, Sandown, went before Isle of Wight magistrates on Friday, June 26.
The 34-year-old denied, and was found guilty at a trial he did not attend, of driving while disqualified and driving without insurance, in Sandown, on July 9 last year.
At an earlier hearing in March, Leah Dillon, prosecuting, said at around 1.40am, a car was seen by police travelling at speed on the Broadway, Sandown.
Officers activated their sirens and a short 'high speed' chase ensued.
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Police lost the car briefly but soon saw it on a driveway on Melville Street.
They spotted Austin moving across to the passenger's side of the car, to make out he was the passenger.
When officers reached him, he was halfway in the driver's seat and halfway in the passenger's seat, the court heard.
Austin was handed a six-week jail term, suspended for 12 months.
He was disqualified from driving for 18 months and ordered to pay costs of £300.
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