Two young children were in the back of a Fiesta car when its dangerous driver tore along Nottingham streets with two tyres shredded by a police stinger. Disqualified and uninsured driver Alan Jackson was also with his partner in the vehicle as he drove off with police in pursuit.
Nottingham Crown Court heard Jackson, on bail at the time for assaulting two women in Derby, drove over the stinger device, which tore the car's nearside tyres, causing them to deflate. But, undeterred, Jackson went on the wrong side of the road, overtook vehicles and went through a red light.
Judge Gregory Dickinson QC, the Recorder of Nottingham, said Jackson had put at risk strangers who might have been using the road at the same time and added: "You were prepared to risk the safety of your partner and the young children who were in your car."
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The judge said: "Even the deployment of a stinger, which tore some of your tyres on the car, was not enough to deter you. You overtook on a bend, went through a red light and travelled at speed. When the police car got in front of you, you tried to squeeze between the police vehicle and a van, and you were trapped in that way".
Jackson then falsely claimed it was his partner who was the driver but went on to plead guilty to dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, driving without insurance, and the two Derby assaults. The court heard those offences happened in Bonnie Close, Derby, on November 30, 2020, when he punched one resident with a blow so powerful it sent her to the floor.
This attack was accompanied by some "foolish and offensive remarks", added the judge. The victim's partner came to help and 44-year-old Jackson, of Broxtowe Lane, Aspley, punched her in the face. He then punched the first victim twice more, again sending her to the ground.
Jackson was on bail from Derby Crown Court when he committed the driving offences in Nottingham. Richard Gibbs, mitigating, said his client "behaved in a way that was clearly appalling". Mr Gibbs added: "He is very sorry for what has happened across the board. His remorse is clear."
Jackson received four months in prison for the assaults concurrently, but also received a consecutive sentence of 12 months for the dangerous driving. A concurrent sentence of two months was given out for the disqualified driving and his licence will be endorsed for the no insurance offence. A driving ban of 18 months was imposed, as well as a four-year restraining order to stay away from the women he attacked.
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