Driver crashed stolen car into parked vehicles and bollards
A MAN drove a stolen car though two sets of bollards and crashed into three parked cars as he tried to flee from police in Derby.
Daniel Baker also had stolen store cards and a theme-park pass on him when officers finally caught up with him in Cambridge Street, Pear Tree.
The Vauxhall Zafira he was driving had been stolen from outside a home in Bakewell Street, Derby, in a burglary the day before.
The cards had been stolen during two other burglaries a few days earlier.
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Baker, 31, told officers he had found the car with the key in the door and he had bought the cards and the Merlin Annual Pass for £20.
Jailing Baker for one year and eight months, Recorder Martin Spencer QC said he felt that he had no choice other than to send him to prison because of his "appalling" criminal record.
He said that if he gave Baker a community order or a suspended sentence then he believed it would not be long before he was back in court.
Sarah Slater said the Vauxhall Zafira was seen driving around Normanton at 9.50am on September 30.
A police patrol car caught up with the stolen vehicle on Pear Tree Street and clearly indicated for it to stop.
"But it continued on to Shaftesbury Crescent; knowing it was a dead end, the officers parked their car and got out," said Miss Slater.
"But the car forced its way through some bollards on to a grassed area outside some houses."
Baker then reversed and rammed through the next set of bollards on to the other side of the road, smashing into three parked cars.
Miss Slater said: "He eventually came to a stop on Cambridge Street. He got out and tried to run off but the officers caught up with him."
Baker, previously of Derby but now of Dale Road, Matlock Bath, admitted aggravated vehicle taking, driving with no insurance and handling stolen goods.
Justin Ablott, in mitigation, said: "He has lived in Derby city and acknowledges his associates would also be people who are in regular contact with the courts. He is trying to put that sort of activity behind him and has moved to a semi-rural location."
But he added that Baker had found it difficult to turn his back on his drug habit.
Comments
by DerbyBNB
Thursday, November 08 2012, 6:56PM
“Jimidy -
Very sorry to hear about the things taken. Even the thought of this scumbug being in the house alone must be bad enough.
I have had a very similar scenario of a uncaring and not very bothered police and judicial system. I was actually asked if I wanted a scenes of crime officer to attend a property years ago, but also told there probably wouldnt be much to catch anyone so it would probably take up time...! Remind me why we pay taxes again?...!
And I whole heartedly agree - this is one of societies lost causes, nothing to add to society and never will. When the evidence is as clear as this, then a real and harsh sentence needs to be handed down.”
by Jimidy
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 11:15AM
“Mine was one of the houses that was burgled by this fool. It disgusts me of how light his sentence was. I was told that they wanted to punish him for something so went for the lesser crimes as they had no proof of the more major ones. The forensics made no attempt at collecting evidence inside my house and only took a glove print on the outside of my door, hence they couldn't prove he had entered my property! If he had bought the cards then who did he buy them off? is it really that hard to say well if you don't give up the person you bought them off then we'll assume you stole them?
The guy was found with a handful of store cards and passes that were all taken from peoples houses from burglary within about a week of catching him. Surely all of the things add up to being too much of a coincidence than to just charge him with handling stolen goods. I just wished Solicitors worked more ethically and made some attempt to charge criminals with the crimes they have obviously committed (unless of course they give up the person who has)! Criminals seem to know the law just as much as the solicitors that defend them as they always seem to know the exact story to reel off to get them off with everything.
The guy took a lot of important things from my house including my laptop with years worth of pictures of my children, he has turned my life and I presume a lot of other peoples upside down with just a few minutes of greed. To watch him smiling in court just made it worse.
Screw human rights this guy is never going to be any use to anyone, and is clearly just going to cause more misery to people when he is released, chop the fools hands off and stick him in a Mexican prison, stop giving luxuries to people like this, he actually looked like he was looking forward to going back to prison!”
by OllyB1
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 11:26PM
“scum”
by troy27
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 5:35PM
“Should be banned from Driving forever.”
by CoachOgre
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 5:01PM
“Will be out by Christmas if usual justice as it against human rights to keep separate from family.Harsher sentences no time off for good behaviour etc with minimum sentences starting at two years, no tv, games room but plenty of working parties in quarries and marshes.”
by BLawrenson
Tuesday, November 06 2012, 2:34PM
“This young gentleman would appear to have got off very lightly.”