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Oxfordshire – Image released of man jailed after head-on crash
Faizal Bandali, of Old Place Yard, Bicester, was jailed at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday, May 7.
The 48-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving and one count of fraud by false representation.
The court heard that on May 21 last year, Bandali was driving to collect class A drugs and was on the A423 Southam Road, just outside Banbury, in a red Honda Civic.
His co-defendant, Charles Zihni, 32, of Villiers Road, Bicester, was stopped at a set of temporary traffic lights in a white Fiat Punto.
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Bandali thought he recognised the car from a previous incident, so overtook him. In response, Zihni started to follow at speed.
A 73-year-old man was driving a Ford Fiesta on the other side of the road. During an overtake, Bandali crashed into him head-on.
The court heard there was significant damage to both cars and that neither man suffered serious injuries.
For the fraud count, Bandali said to his insurers Esure that he had no previous driving convictions.
However this was not true and he lied on an online form.
The court heard Bandali had a previous conviction of causing death by dangerous driving in 1999 which he was jailed for.
Bandali was jailed for a total of 16 months and was banned from the road for one year and eight months, and must pass an extended retest.
Zihni was given an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.
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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