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Officers in South Derbyshire recently dealt with a prolific offender who showed a complete disregard for the safety of other road users and our community.
Acting on intelligence, PC Alex Boniface located Ashley Siviter driving a BMW 3 series. Siviter immediately failed to stop in the Church Gresley area of Swadlincote, before driving towards the A444 and then onto the M42 into Leicestershire.
During the incident, Siviter drove on the wrong side of the road in poor weather conditions, before turning his lights off and joining the M42 at speeds of 110mph in the attempt to evade police and abort the pursuit.
Following the incident, Siviter appeared before the courts and received a suspended sentence, community service and a driving disqualification with his vehicle being seized and disposed of.
On 4th August, within just a few months of being disqualified and told by the judge he is on the edge of a prison sentence, PC Alex Boniface and PC Emma Swindell sighted Siviter driving again in the Church Gresley area in a VW Golf GTI.
Once again, Siviter failed to stop and drives dangerously at high speeds down narrow streets, through junctions without slowing and ultimately collided head-on with a member of the public.
Rather than remaining at the scene to assist the injured driver, Siviter immediately abandoned his vehicle and ran from the collision.
PC Boniface and PC Swindell located Siviter hiding at a friend’s address where he was arrested for
Fail to stop
Dangerous driving
Fail to stop at scene of a collision
Drive whilst disqualified
No insurance
Due to significant risk to the public and himself, Siviter 20 years old was remanded into custody pending his next court appearance where he pleaded guilty to all charges and was handed 15 months imprisonment, 3 year and 7 month further disqualification period with an extended test to pass if applying for a licence, court costs and victim surcharge with his actions being described as ‘flagrant disregard for public safety and the courts direction only months before’.
This case demonstrates the persistence of our team in pursuing those who choose to drive dangerously, whilst disqualified, with no licence or insurance or under the influence and put innocent members of the public at risk which sadly we see far too frequently turn into fatal or serious injury and life changing collisions.  | |
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