A careless driver who was chased by police more than two years ago is now working as a bus driver and told a judge: "I'm professional now." Trevor Bryan said he has been on the straight and narrow since he tore along the streets of Sneinton in an Audi with police on his trail.
He has waited since December 31, 2020, for his case to come to court, and last October he began working for National Express, Nottingham Crown Court heard. On Wednesday (February 22), he was finally sentenced for careless driving, no insurance, and possessing three wraps of crack cocaine.
He revealed how he had turned his life around and told the court: "This thing was in 2020. I have improved since then.
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"I'm trying my best to get this far in life. I'm kind of there.
"I'm professional now. I'm proper.
"I'm serious. I'm sorry".
The court was told Bryan, 49, of Fraser Square, Carlton, had activated an ANPR camera for his Audi flagging no insurance. He was in Sneinton Boulevard at the time and accelerated away above the speed limit.
It turned into a police chase during icy weather conditions as Bryan's Audi flew over speed humps, leaving sparks flying as the car hit the road in Windmill Lane. He then seemed to be trying to park the car, as if to hide it, said Stuart Pattinson, prosecuting, but then reversed at speed.
The next time police caught up with him, his Audi had collided with the back of a parked vehicle, damaging the bumper. Bryan left the driver's seat and fled - but officers gave chased - and he tried to hide behind a vehicle and throw something underneath.
It was found to be three little wraps of crack cocaine. The court heard about Bryan's poor record of 33 convictions for 104 offences - including an offence in similar circumstances where he was chased by police in 2016.
A former forklift truck driver, Bryan insisted to Recorder Justin Wigoder that he did not drive like that any more, referring to the offence in 2020. Bryan said "I'm proper responsible when I go to work" and he wears his uniform with pride.
"It happened two years ago... I don't drive a bus like that," he added. Bryan was vetted on a DBS check when he got the job and had to take a theory test and a certificate of national competence.
The court was told National Express knows about his record and about this case - and he will still have a job if he is not disqualified. Recorder Wigoder decided against a ban but ordered nine penalty points be added to his driving licence, and imposed fines of £175 for the careless driving and £75 for possessing cocaine.
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