{"id":19015,"date":"2017-03-14T17:04:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T17:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=19015"},"modified":"2017-03-14T17:04:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T17:04:05","slug":"learner-jailed-60mph-police-chase-newport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/14\/learner-jailed-60mph-police-chase-newport\/","title":{"rendered":"Learner jailed after 60mph police chase through Newport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A FATHER-TO-BE, who drove on the wrong side of the road before hitting a fence while chased by police, was\u00a0today jailed for\u00a0eight months at Cardiff Crown court.<\/span><br \/>\nMichael Brace, 25 from Brynglas, Newport, admitted\u00a0dangerous driving, failing to stop when asked by police, and driving without insurance or\u00a0a licence, on December 11, 2016.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The father-to-be reached 65mph in a 30mph zone. He was chased by police for about four minutes through residential streets in Baneswell before crashing his car into a fence on Sorrel Drive, Newport at 3.55am.<\/span><br \/>\nHis Honour Judge Jeremy Jenkins, told Brace: \u201cYou were a danger to anyone on the streets of Newport that evening. For about three miles you failed to stop at a junction, you drove on the wrong carriageway, you took a roundabout on the wrong side, all while trying to avoid the police.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brace, who was due to attend an ultra-scan for his first child this afternoon, admitted to police that he did not possess a licence but had bought the car with the intention of learning to drive.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He refused to make any further comment in the interview.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Defending, Mr Gareth Morely, said: \u201cThere were relatively few cars on the road at the time, no-one was injured and Mr Brace accepted his guilt and pleaded guilty as soon as he could.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\nJudge Jenkins, said: \u201cYou are in a stable relationship, you have a child on the way. I take into account what I have read about you and the fact that you will now have a life changing experience by the birth of your child.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brace was disqualified from driving\u00a0for two years and four months and must take an extended test before he can own another car.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18781\" style=\"width: 4288px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18781\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/cardiff-crown-court.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Crown Court.\" width=\"4288\" height=\"3216\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18781\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/cardiff-crown-court.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Crown Court.\" width=\"4288\" height=\"3216\" \/><\/noscript> Dangerous driver Michael Brace was jailed for eight months at Cardiff Crown Court today.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A FATHER-TO-BE, who drove on the wrong side of the road before hitting a fence while chased by police, was\u00a0today jailed for\u00a0eight months at Cardiff Crown court. 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