US EditionDramatic video shows man in stolen van ramming police cars
- On June 2, 2023, around 9:30 a.m., Ashley Barnes, aged 40, drove a Safestyle UK van that had been taken without permission, leading police on a pursuit through Mansfield Woodhouse.
- Barnes took the van without permission and picked up passenger Laura Tomlinson, 39, before driving recklessly and ramming police vehicles during the pursuit.
- Barnes repeatedly drove on the wrong side of the road, passed multiple red lights, caused other drivers to swerve, and abandoned the damaged van before both were arrested hiding in a storage room.
- Barnes admitted to dangerous driving and was sentenced to a 15-month suspended sentence, while Tomlinson was found guilty of being transported without the vehicle owner's permission and was ordered to complete a community program that includes drug rehabilitation.
- Nottinghamshire Police noted the driving was completely unacceptable and dangerous, but no one was harmed, and authorities expressed satisfaction that Barnes and Tomlinson were sentenced for their actions.
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Stolen van rams police cars and leaves 'trail of broken wing mirrors' during shocking rush hour pursuit
Watch the terrifying moment when a stolen van recklessly ploughs into other vehicles and drives the wrong way around a roundabout during a sustained rush hour pursuit.
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Stolen van rammed cars in 'lengthy' rush-hour pursuit through town
A motorist ploughed into other vehicles and went the wrong way around a roundabout during a sustained display of dangerous driving. Ashley Barnes was behind the wheel of a stolen van when he led officers on a lengthy rush -hour pursuit in and around the Mansfield area. Cars containing police officers and other motorists alike […]
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