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CABBIE SMASHED FENCE DURING MIDDLESBROUGH POLICE CHASE
A high speed taxi chase through Mid- dlesbrough has landed a taxi driver with 80 hours of unpaid work. GazetteLive reports that Nasir Ahmed appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on 29 October to stand trial. The 31- year-old previously denied wilfully obstructing PC Morris after a pursuit which weaved through Linthorpe and Acklam at around 5pm on April 11. The chase saw vehicles thunder down nar- row suburban streets. The black and yellow taxi was seen smashing through a homeowner’s fence, on Coniston Grove, during the chase. Witnesses said they heard tyres screeching and loud shout- ing on the street and reported that a man was ‘led away in handcuffs’ after the chase. Ahmed, from Acklam, was found guilty and was ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work. He also has to pay £770 court costs and £90 victim surcharge.
£3K COSTS FOR UBER DRIVER FOR ILLEGALLY OPERATING IN READING
A Southampton City Council licensed Uber driver has been hit with legal costs of almost £3,000 after illegally picking up £6 fares in Reading. Muhamad Ismail Mahumuthu Atham, of Kingsgate Street, Reading, was ordered to pay legal costs of £2,865 to the council after being found guilty at Reading Magistrates' Court in November 2020. The 48-year-old was caught by two council officers on Church Street, Caversham, on Sunday, March 17, 2019 in the early hours of the morning. Mr Atham was seen picking up two passengers outside Mo’s Kebab Van. The officers approached his vehicle and stopped him from leaving with the passengers. Mr Atham appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Mon- day, November 9, 2020, where he was found guilty and sentenced to a 12-month conditional discharge. Cllr Tony Page said: “Regulations exist to protect the travel- ling public and I am delighted that they are being enforced by our officers. Reading’s taxi and PH drivers are facing a dismal time at present, with very low levels of business in the town. I hope that this judgement will deter any drivers thinking of working illegally in Reading, as such activity will not be tolerated.”
DECEMBER 2020 MERCEDES TAXI CRASH CAUSES 6-CAR PILE UP ON BUSY DERBY ROAD
This is the devastation caused after a Mercedes driver “blast- ed through” a red traffic light at one of Derby's busiest junctions. According to DerbyshireLive, police say the actions of the driver resulted in a six car pile-up on Monday morning 30 November around 11am. It happened at the junction of Burton Road and Warwick Avenue, in Littleover, and all three emergency services were in attendance. According to the Derbyshire Roads Police Unit, the Mer- cedes was operating as a hackney carriage. Thankfully, there were only minor injuries despite the severe damage sustained to some of the vehicles involved. There was also damage to street furniture with the crash appearing to cause significant damage to a set of traffic lights. Police said the driver would soon have to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court for the part they played in the crash. The Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit tweeted: “Mercedes oper- ating as hackney carriage
blasts
through a red light at one of the busiest junctions in the city - causes a 6 car pile-up. “Minor injuries to multiple vehicle oc- cupants. Taxi for one to the Magistrates Court please...”
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