A SELF-EMPLOYED builder got into a pursuit with police after he drove into the path of an oncoming patrol car while overtaking on a main road near Bridlington.
When Christopher Timiney, 24, of Carnaby moved onto the opposite side of the A165 to overtake a vehicle little did he know that he would be heading straight into the path of an oncoming marked police car.
When the police car flashed at Timiney, who was driving a Ford Fiesta, he turned on his main beam headlights in retaliation, the court heard.
Prosecutor Jayne Wilson told the court that the officers switched on their blue lights and followed Timiney, who speeded up “considerably”, exceeding the speed limit and overtaking another vehicle on the approach to a roundabout at Carnaby.
Timiney pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle on a road without due care and attention when he was brought before Bridlington Magistrates Court last Wednesday.
The incident happened at around 9.25pm on November 3 this year.
In mitigation Mike Farr said: “Having had time to reflect and consider his driving he accepts his driving was careless.”
Mr Farr told the court that Timiney had been into Bridlington in his mother’s car to price up a job and was in a hurry to get back to Carnaby.
“He had come out of a 30mph limit and was into a 40mph limit and the car in front of him was driving below the 40mph limit and impulsively he manoeuvred past the car. Unfortunately the car coming towards him was a police vehicle,” Mr Farr said.
“There was no chance of a collision, he’s not charged with dangerous driving, but the officers thought it was driving without due care and attention and Mr Timiney accepts that,” he added.
Timiney was fined £200 and given six penalty points on his driving licence. He was also ordered to pay court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £20.