Jailed: Motorist drove at over 100mph under the influence of alcohol
A man who was caught driving at more than 100mph on a main road through Mid Wales has been jailed for 10 months.
Carl Edwards was planning on taking his own life in the moments leading up to his arrest, Mold Crown Court heard yesterday.
Edwards, who had taken an overdose of diazepam, told police that he had thought about causing a crash, but did not want to "put that on another person".
At Mold Crown Court, Edwards, 38, of Aurilius House, Gwersyllt, near Wrexham, admitted dangerous driving on the night of October 6 last year, failing to stop and failing to provide a specimen of breath.
He was jailed for 10 months and banned from driving for three years – and was ordered to take an extended driving test.
Judge David Hale said Edwards had been in trouble before but he would not be sentenced for his record. He was to be sentenced for driving under the influence of alcohol at 100mph on a main road at 9pm.
"Anyone could have been coming the other way, anyone could have crossed that road, they would not be expecting a car to be driven at 100mph," he said.
Prosecutor Emmalyne Downing told how police were on the A483 at Welshpool when they saw a Volkswagen Golf drive up directly behind them and then perform a U-turn. That forced a lorry to brake heavily and swerve onto the nearside grass verge to avoid a collision.
Police followed, caught up with the car at the Moors Length and found it travelling at 100mph.
They followed from a safe distance and Edwards was stopped when he slowed down.
Andrew Green, defending, said that his client had mental health problems but had re-established himself. He had previous convictions but was turning his life around.
