{"id":34805,"date":"2019-03-08T16:19:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T16:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=34805"},"modified":"2019-03-08T16:19:53","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T16:19:53","slug":"driver-in-court-after-high-speed-chase-in-ely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/08\/driver-in-court-after-high-speed-chase-in-ely\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver in court after high-speed chase and crash in Ely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34830\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34830\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/Blue-lights-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nA MAN charged with dangerous driving was handed a 12-month suspended sentence at Cardiff magistrates court after\u00a0 a\u00a0 shocking high-speed police chase was shown to\u00a0Cardiff magistrates court.<br \/>\nPatrick O\u2019Driscoll, 22, of Loudon House, Butetown, was driving a silver Vauxhall Astra in Ely when he failed to stop when signalled to by police.<br \/>\nO\u2019Driscoll then sped off causing police to give chase. He crashed into another vehicle at high-speed and then ran off before police caught him.<br \/>\nHe was charged with dangerous driving and driving without a licence.<br \/>\nThe court heard that O\u2019Driscoll had &#8220;matured&#8221; as a result of the incident and was looking to get his life back on track.<br \/>\nHe has a history of offences from an early age and problems with cocaine and cannabis. The court was told he feared returning to prison.<br \/>\nThe defence described O\u2019Driscoll\u2019s trouble upbringing and mental health problems but said he had recently been looking after his younger siblings.<br \/>\nThe district judge handed him a 12-month suspended sentence after hearing that imprisoning O\u2019Driscoll again would halt any progress he had made since his release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A MAN charged with dangerous driving was handed a 12-month suspended sentence at Cardiff magistrates court after\u00a0 a\u00a0 shocking high-speed police chase was shown to\u00a0Cardiff magistrates court. Patrick O\u2019Driscoll, 22, of Loudon House, Butetown, was driving a silver Vauxhall Astra in Ely when he failed to stop when signalled to by police. O\u2019Driscoll then sped off causing police to give chase. He crashed into another vehicle at high-speed and then ran off before police caught him. 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