Dangerous driver is first to be jailed by dashcam footage after motorist video of his reckless overtaking
James Stocks, 24, of Cheshire has become the first person in the UK to be jailed by dashcam
footage after a video showing his reckless overtaking move that forced a
Ford Transit van off the road was posted online.
Mr Stocks was handed an eight-month sentence
after he pulled off two heart-stopping overtakes on the A495 in
Shropshire back in April.
The
out-of-control driver's black Volkswagen Golf nipped past a silver Ford
Ka on a blind bend, causing the Transit van to take emergency action
and swerve on to a verge.
The landmark
case is believed to be the first time that a dangerous driver has been
convicted using dashcam footage posted by a member of the public.
Matt Stockdale, chairman of PoliceWitness, said: 'I formed PoliceWitness after I was almost killed by a reckless HGV driver.
'Frustrated
that there were no police to witness what had occurred, I decided to
empower the public to assist the police, in order to hold those who
flout the law to account.
'To
date, nearly 1,000 motorists up and down the country have faced
positive formal police action following the submission of dashcam
footage by those who call themselves PoliceWitnesses.
'Being
banned from driving, or even losing your job following a moment of
madness, has often been described as the ultimate price to pay having
been caught on video by a dash cam.
'But this case has resulted in a driver losing their liberty and freedom - and in my view rightly so.'
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