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- Policing · Enfield
Man arrested after police chase ends near Enfield school
A police chase on Lovells Road in Enfield concluded near Honilands Primary School, leading to the arrest of a 37-year-old man. He faces charges including theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, and criminal damage. No injuries were reported.
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Courts · BexleyThamesmead driver avoids jail after 110mph crash
Emmanuel Akintoye, of Thamesmead, has been given a suspended prison sentence and an 18-month driving ban after reaching 110mph on a 50mph road and crashing his car. He also admitted possessing crack cocaine and heroin.
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Courts · Waltham ForestDriver jailed 12 years for fatal Walthamstow crash
Blerim Manallari has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for causing death by dangerous driving after a high-speed collision in Walthamstow. The crash on 24 March 2024 killed 20-year-old Abdul Hasseeb Akram and left two teenage passengers with serious injuries. Manallari was driving at approximately 62mph in a 20mph zone when he collided head-on with another vehicle.
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Man banned from driving avoids jail after Hither Green moped chase
A moped rider who led police on a chase through Hither Green, driving on pavements and ramming vehicles, has received a suspended prison sentence. Nicholas Scantlebury, 42, was already disqualified from driving at the time of the incident on April 8.
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Transport Crime · EalingMan arrested after car overturns at Acton Central level crossing
A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, drink driving, criminal damage, and endangering railway safety after a car overturned at Acton Central Station. A pedestrian sustained non-life-threatening injuries from debris.
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Courts · BexleyAbbey Wood hit-and-run driver jailed for over three years
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to over three years in prison for a hit-and-run incident in Abbey Wood. Brennan Mongan was convicted of multiple offences including grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving.
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Courts · GreenwichMet Officer Denies Causing Pregnant Woman's Death
Metropolitan Police officer PC Chris Johnson has denied causing the death of Mariam Ahmed by dangerous driving. Ms Ahmed, 38, died in a high-speed collision on Eltham Road, Eltham, on 17 October 2024. Former PC Danny Tomkins also faces a dangerous driving charge.
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LatestRaheem Sterling admits dangerous driving and drug possession
Former England footballer Raheem Sterling has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide, and failing to provide a specimen. The charges stem from a single-vehicle collision on the M3 southbound on May 28. No injuries were reported.
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Courts · EnfieldMan admits A10 death crash; second driver to face trial
Sedor Olmez, 20, has admitted causing death by dangerous driving on the A10 in Edmonton after striking Laura Sone-Demetrious on a pedestrian crossing. A second man, Roderick Mirzakhanian, denies the same charge and will stand trial in June.
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Policing · MertonDriver arrested after police chase crashes into Gap Road wall, Wimbledon
Metropolitan Police arrested a driver on suspicion of dangerous driving and failure to stop after a pursuit on Gap Road, Wimbledon, on 2 September 2026. The black car collided with a wall and a parked vehicle before the driver fled into a cemetery.
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Courts · Kingston upon ThamesDriver jailed for 35 months after Kingston crash leaves boy with life-changing injuries
A driver has been sentenced to 35 months in prison for causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a 2022 collision in Kingston-upon-Thames. The incident left a schoolboy with life-changing injuries, including a brain bleed and skull fracture.
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Courts · HillingdonDriver admits killing passenger in M4 crash
A 31-year-old driver has admitted causing the death of a rear passenger and serious injury to two others when his Mercedes overturned on the M4 near junction three. Sentencing is scheduled for November 23.
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Courts · Kingston upon ThamesDriver jailed for 35 months after injuring schoolboy
A driver has been sentenced to 35 months in prison for causing serious injury by dangerous driving after colliding with a schoolboy at a bus stop in Kingston-upon-Thames. The child sustained life-changing injuries in the 2022 incident.
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LatestRaheem Sterling charged with driving offences
Raheem Sterling has been charged with dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide, and failing to provide a specimen following a single-vehicle collision on the M3. He is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on September 15.
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Courts · City of LondonDriver faces trial over fatal A12 collision
A trial date has been set for Lee Culleton, 45, who faces charges including causing the death of Anwar Shinwari by dangerous driving following a collision on the A12. Culleton is also accused of multiple other driving offences.
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LatestMinister urges social media firms to remove dangerous driving clips
Defence minister Luke Pollard has urged social media companies to remove dangerous driving videos after a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough killed two police officers and five teenagers. Fundraisers for the officers' families have raised over £200,000.
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Courts · BexleyBelvedere driver spared jail after 96mph crash breaks ex-partner’s spine
A 29-year-old man from Plumstead avoided immediate prison after flipping his car at 96mph on a 50mph roundabout, leaving his former partner with a broken vertebra. The court heard he ignored warnings and laughed when told he was driving dangerously.
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Courts · Hammersmith and FulhamTruck driver avoids prison after killing Fulham cyclist in left-turn crash
A 47-year-old lorry driver who failed to see a cyclist while turning left on North End Road, Fulham, killing 60-year-old Zinovly Savyulak, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years. The Old Bailey heard Renshaw had not checked his mirrors properly before the collision on 15 December 2022.
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Policing · CroydonCroydon driver jailed after 130mph M25 police chase on nitrous oxide
A driver who reached 130mph while inhaling nitrous oxide during a police chase from Croydon to the M25 has been jailed for 12 months. No injuries were reported after the March 2025 incident, which ended with an arrest near Cobham Services.
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Violent Crime · BarnetEdgware Driver Jailed for Nine Years After Killing Pedestrian in Kent Crash
A 29-year-old man from Edgware has been sentenced to nine years and 10 months for causing the death of an 89-year-old pedestrian in Kent. Albert Matraxhiu hit Thomas Wallace at 76.5mph, carried his body on the car roof, then fled the scene. A passenger was also jailed for perverting the course of justice.
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