Shocking moment reckless teen driver, 19, crashed into road sign after leading police on 115MPH chase
- Blayze McKane failed to stop for officers along the A27 near Brighton
This is the shocking moment a reckless teen driver crashed into a road sign after leading police on a 115mph chase.
Blayze McKane, 19, failed to stop for officers along the A27 near Brighton[2] and was then pursued at around 10.35pm.
The uninsured and untaxed teenager has now been disqualified from driving for 18 months after he crashed the silver Vauxhall when he lost control on a slip road.
Now footage has emerged of the dramatic chase which saw McKane speed away from police at more than 100mph during the incident on February 4.
The clip shows officers try to catch up with the unemployed teenager after he failed to pull over for them near Falmer, Sussex.
This is the shocking moment a reckless teen driver crashed into a road sign after leading police on a 115mph chase
Blayze McKane has now been disqualified from driving for 18 months after he crashed the silver Vauxhall when he lost control on a slip road
Now footage has emerged of the dramatic chase which saw McKane speed away from police at more than 100mph during the incident on February 4
McKane is seen in the silver hatchback flying along the dual carriageway, which is lit by lamps in the pitch black evening.
The dashcam footage shows the 19-year-old then take an exit off the A road with red tail lights of other cars visible just a matter of yards from the speeding Vauxhall.
The teenager then shows no sign of slowing down as he approaches a roundabout and drives straight onto it as a white van enters.
The car narrowly avoids a collision with the larger vehicle which grinds to a dramatic halt just as the police car joins the roundabout.
McKane’s Vauxhall can then be seen smashed into a road sign just yards away from the roundabout exit as officers pull up at the collision.
A still image at the end of the video shows the vehicle slumped against the road sign with the front of the car heavily damaged.
McKane admitted dangerous driving, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, and driving without valid third party insurance at Lewes Crown Court on April 2.
As well as his driving ban, the teenager was ordered to complete 160 hours of unpaid work as part of a one-year suspended prison sentence and complete 20 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement sessions.
RPU Investigating officer PC Ben Dart said: ‘McKane’s driving was appalling. He reached dangerously high speeds which put other road users at high risk.
McKane pictured speeding away from police on the dual carriageway at around 10.35pm
A still image at the end of the video shows the vehicle slumped against the road sign with the front of the car heavily damaged
McKane admitted dangerous driving, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, and driving without valid third party insurance at Lewes Crown Court on April 2 (pictured: police at the scene of the crash)
‘He lost control of the vehicle and was very fortunate not to have caused himself or his passenger a serious injury.
‘We were able to safely detain McKane, and he later claimed he was “too scared to stop” for the police.
‘Speeding is the main cause of one in three collisions in Sussex, so we are pleased that a dangerous driver has been taken off our roads.’
References
- ^ Sam Lawley (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Brighton (www.dailymail.co.uk)