US EditionPersonal trainer jailed over 'first date' chase that ended in crash involving five police cars
- Mazyar Azarbonyad, a 20-year-old personal trainer from Stanley, caused a crash involving five police cars on the A1 near Newcastle on April 9, 2023.
- The crash followed a police chase triggered by Azarbonyad driving a BMW X5 without insurance or a full licence, while on a first date and failing to stop twice for police.
- Azarbonyad reached speeds over 120 mph, braked suddenly in the middle of a four-lane carriageway, causing a pile-up that injured seven officers and left four still off work.
- Judge Tim Gittins sentenced Azarbonyad to 14 months in a youth detention facility and imposed a driving ban lasting three years and seven months, describing the incident as causing widespread traffic disruption in the region.
- Azarbonyad admitted dangerous driving, showed remorse, lost his job at a gym, and the crash underscored risks of unlicensed driving on public roads.
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Personal trainer given 14 months’ detention after ‘catastrophic collision’
Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving following the crash, which wrecked five police cars and left seven officers injured. A personal trainer who caused a “catastrophic collision” which led to “regional traffic chaos” when he failed to stop for police while on a first date has been sentenced to 14 months’ detention. Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving following the crash, which wrecked five police cars…
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