Van Driver Who Fled From Police Caught By A Drone
A Police drone helped catch a driver who fled after failing to stop for officers in Lincoln. The van driver was sentenced at Lincoln Magistrates Court.
Lincolnshire Police have announced how modern technology is helping them in the fight against crime. A police drone was used to catch a driver who failed to stop for officers.
The drone guided police officers to wear the 31-year-old driver was hiding. According to a Lincolnshire Police spokesman, the man was hiding in bushes near Crofton Close, Lincoln.
Ashley Howitt, of Jellicoe Aveue, Lincoln was arrested after being located by the drone and taken into custody. He refused to provide a specimen of breath and while in custody damaged a cell.
The Lincoln man appeared at Lincoln Magistrates court in relation to charges of failing to provide a breath test, failing to stop, and causing damage to the cell. On Friday, October 27, he pleaded guilty to the charges.
Ashely Howitt was disqualified from driving for three years; he was also fined £150 and ordered to pay compensation of £50 with £370 costs.
A spokesperson for Lincolnshire Police said: “Keeping our roads safe and reducing the number of people who are seriously injured or killed will always be a focus for our officers. The man had failed to stop for police and fled from his van. He was located using the thermal image of our drone and officers were guided in to arrest him.”
