An out-of-control driver smashed into four police cars after a dramatic police chase on the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge. Matthew Woody-Jones evaded officers for 12 miles before crashing into four cars and causing thousands worth of damage in the incident earlier this year.
A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday heard Woody-Jones, of Bedminster, Bristol, was pursued by two Gwent Police vehicles at around 1.24am on April 6 after the silver Ford Transit van he was driving was flagged to the force. Officers followed Woody-Jones, 34, who was travelling towards Pontypool before taking the exit going towards Newport.
Martha Smith-Higgins, prosecuting, told the court Woody-Jones continued driving despite police using their lights asking him to stop. Two more police cars joined and followed Woody-Jones onto the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge where he began "driving dangerously." Footage shown to the court showed Woody-Jones "weaving between lanes" in a bid to escape officers. Get the latest court cases sent to your email inbox with our Crime & Punishment newsletter.
