Clacton: Two dangerous drivers banned

On Sunday 25 August, the crew of a liveried ambulance were driving along the A133, in Clacton-on-Sea.

The single carriageway road, between Brook Retail Park and St Osyth Road, is subject to a national speed limit and is clearly marked.

The ambulance driver and his colleague called 999 after they were overtaken by two vehicles, obviously travelling in excess of the road limit.

The blue Audi (Brown) and a black Ford Focus (Savage) drove on the wrong side of the road, into oncoming traffic, and both caused vehicles in either direction to take evasive action to avoid a serious collision, as seen in the footage.

The ambulance’s dash cam was reviewed by our Roads Policing Unit, capturing the evidence needed to prosecute both drivers.

Our Road Safety Support officer calculated the pair, although not together, were travelling at an average speed 101mph (Savage) and between 120 and 125mph (Brown) in the video footage.

Both men pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.

Kyle Brown, 26 of Fleetwood Avenue, Holland-on-Sea was sentenced at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 3 December.

Jack Savage, 31 of Writtle Close, Clacton-on-Sea, was sentenced at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 28 November.

Both men were issued a Community Order comprising of 200 hours of unpaid work, to be completed within 12 months, and automatically disqualified from driving for 12 months and required to sit an extended test.

Mr Adam Pipe, Head of Roads Policing Unit, said:
Poor and dangerous driving decisions like this affect everyone’s safety. Thankfully there were no collisions, but their recklessness meant there was potential for a serious collision.
Speeding kills.
Last year 43 people died on our roads, and it’s our and our partners’ ambition that we have zero by 2040 or sooner.

Both men were also ordered to pay costs.

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