A VAUXHALL Corsa driver who led police on a high-speed chase through residential areas of an Isle of Wight seaside town before crashing into a Land Rover, has been sentenced by magistrates.
Keiran Tunney, of Green Street, Ryde, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, October 20.
He admitted dangerous driving, driving without insurance and failing to wear a seatbelt, in Sandown, on August 11.
Police were on patrol in Avenue Road at 6.53pm when they spotted Tunney driving the Corsa, not wearing a seatbelt.
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Officers on blue lights and sirens, turned round to follow Tunney, who accelerated away onto St John's Crescent, said Liz Miller, prosecuting.
The court heard 22-year-old Tunney failed to give way at the junction of Carter Street and Grove Road, before continuing onto The Broadway at speeds of around 60mph, in 30mph residential zones.
Tunney then drove through red traffic lights at The Heights junction "with disregard to other road users", before he continued down Lake Hill, onto The Fairway past The Bay CE School and towards Adgestone.
The pursuit came to an end on Longwood Lane, when Tunney collided with a Land Rover.
Tunney's offending came just months after he had been sentenced for other driving offences.
In January, he was convicted of speeding while driving his mother's Hyundai without a licence or insurance, and had his licence endorsed with six penalty points.
Mitigation will be offered on Tunney's behalf when he is sentenced on December 22.
Tunney was granted bail and an interim driving ban imposed.
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