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Mercedes driver lied to police after after crash on M40
Mayowa Joshua, of Berkeley Avenue, Romford, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday, May 7.
The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving without a licence and driving without third party insurance.
The court heard the offences took place in a Mercedes on the M40 between junctions 11 for Banbury and 10 for Ardley.
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Alexandra Bushell, prosecuting, told the court Joshua was in a single vehicle crash when he hit the central reservation.
The car rolled multiple times before coming to a stop, and there were no other cars involved.
The court heard the car belonged to Joshua’s female passenger.
Neither had any injuries, and when police attended, Joshua claimed the car had been driven by the woman.
Officers told him the implications of lying, and he then admitted he was the one who had been driving.
Ms Bushell told the court that Joshua had previous offences for driving without insurance and a licence in the same car, committed just three weeks before.
Judge Michael Roques said: “You lied to police about who was driving.
“You need to be very careful indeed. You made a sensible decision to admit it was you, which is what is keeping you out of prison.”
Joshua was given a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.
He was ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work within 12 months and he was banned from the road for 12 months and must pass an extended retest.
He was also ordered to pay costs of £150.
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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