{"id":142440,"date":"2023-10-04T15:19:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=142440"},"modified":"2023-10-04T15:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:19:04","slug":"shocking-moment-banned-motorist-crashes-stolen-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/world-news\/shocking-moment-banned-motorist-crashes-stolen-van\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking moment banned motorist crashes stolen van"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Shocking moment banned motorist crashes stolen van after driving wrong way on dual carriageway in terrifying 70mph police chase<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>David Munford, 39, jailed after leading cops on a high-speed motorway chase\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The moment a banned motorist crashed a stolen van after driving it down a motorway on the wrong side of the road has been captured in shocking footage.<\/p>\n<p>David Munford, 39, can be seen in the video narrowly avoiding oncoming traffic as he led police on the dangerous chase through the streets of Bedworth, Warwickshire.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic police began the pursuit after spotting the stolen Mercedes Sprinter van on cloned plates in Northamptonshire on September 3.<\/p>\n<p>The chase crossed counties as Munford sped down the M6 motorway before he began recklessly hurtling in the wrong direction along the A444 at 70 miles per hour.<\/p>\n<p>Innocent drivers were forced to take evasive action while officers were forced to abandon the pursuit due to the risk of a head-on collision with the public.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/14\/76161051-12593153-image-a-38_1696427788426.jpg\" height=\"596\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>David Munford, 39,\u00a0has been sentenced to four months in prison after driving dangerously in a stolen van while disqualified<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/14\/76161049-12593153-image-a-39_1696427795123.jpg\" height=\"329\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pictured, a motorbike inside the van, which had been stolen from an address in Coventry<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/14\/76161047-12593153-image-a-40_1696427804302.jpg\" height=\"583\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The crash scene on Newtown Road, Bedworth. The Mercedes Sprinter van was stolen and had cloned plates<\/p>\n<p>A police helicopter continued to track the vehicle with onboard cameras capturing the dramatic chase as Mumford carried on to Newtown Road, Bedworth.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, he can be seen ploughing into another vehicle at high speed before trying to escape on foot along with his passenger.<\/p>\n<p>Mumford was quickly arrested by Warwickshire Police officers who discovered a motorbike inside the van, which had been stolen from an address in Coventry.<\/p>\n<p>The van itself had been separately stolen from a delivery driver in Coventry on August 21.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/14\/76161031-12593153-image-a-42_1696427825229.jpg\" height=\"379\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pictured, footage taken from a police helicopter showing the moment the van crashed<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/14\/76161029-12593153-image-a-43_1696427832069.jpg\" height=\"364\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pictured, the moment the two men were arrested in Northamptonshire on September 3<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/14\/76161037-12593153-image-a-45_1696427843209.jpg\" height=\"388\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The passengers in the other vehicle hit by Mumford were later taken to hospital for minor injuries<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/14\/76161039-12593153-image-a-46_1696427848761.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The chase crossed counties as Munford sped down the M6 motorway before he began recklessly hurtling in the wrong direction along the A444 at 70 miles per hour<\/p>\n<p>The passengers in the other vehicle hit by Mumford were later taken to hospital for minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Mumford was found guilty of dangerous driving, possession of cannabis, driving while disqualified and without insurance, and receiving stolen goods.<\/p>\n<p>Mumford, of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, was jailed for four months yesterday (Tuesday 3), banned from driving for 45 months and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of \u00a3187.<\/p>\n<p>PC Halfacree, from Bedworth Patrol Investigations Unit, said afterwards: &#8216;It&#8217;s a miracle that no one was killed as a result of Mumford&#8217;s reckless driving.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Frankly, even a provisional licence holder should know that driving the wrong way up a 70mph max road is a phenomenally bad idea.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;d like to say a huge thank you to Northamptonshire Police for their vigilance in identifying the vehicle and pursuing it as far as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are happy that some good came out of this in the seizure of the intact stolen motorbike, and in that we&#8217;ve given Mr Mumford some time to consider his life choices and the people he has hurt.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12593153\/Shocking-moment-banned-motorist-crashes-stolen-van-driving-wrong-way-dual-carriageway-terrifying-70mph-police-chase.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shocking moment banned motorist crashes stolen van after driving wrong way on dual carriageway in terrifying 70mph police chase David&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142439,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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