FOOTAGE has been shared showing the moment a man from Prestatyn sent another driver spinning and facing the opposite direction on the A55 in Rhuallt.
Paul Woodward, 55, of Pennant Grove, was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment, suspended for a year-and-a-half, at Caernarfon Crown Court on June 28.
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Prestatyn man sent driver spinning on A55 after ‘ramming’ him
Woodward, driving a Citroen Berlingo van, had been “aggressively jostling” with another motorist by entering his lane after he had overtaken him, essentially “ramming” him.
It ultimately caused the other driver to spin and face the wrong way on the carriageway.
You can watch footage of the incident, provided by the Crown Prosecution Service, below.
Judge Timothy Petts, who also disqualified Woodward from driving for 18 months, told him: “It’s clear that you had a rush of blood to the head as the car overtook you.
“You didn’t take kindly to it. It was a short-lived decision, although highly dangerous.”
Woodward was also ordered to complete 20 days’ rehabilitation activity requirements and 150 hours’ unpaid work, and is to pay a statutory surcharge.
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