Jamahl Dundas sentenced for police pursuit at Windale, Gateshead in stolen car
An 18-year-old Gateshead man stole a Volkswagon Caddy from a driveway in Warners Bay before driving it at excessive speeds through Windale, which caught the eye of residents who called police.
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A Gateshead man has been lucky to escape jail time after leading police on high speed pursuits across Lake Macquarie in a stolen car at “extremely” high speeds, all while having no license.
Jamahl Dundas, 18, was charged with being unlicensed, low-range drink driving, drive conveyance taken without consent of owner, police pursuit and custody of knife in public place after he decided to go on a joyride on the early morning of September 5.
He pleaded guilty to all charges in court later that month.
Police facts said the teenager stole a Volkswagon Caddy from a driveway in Warners Bay before driving it at excessive speeds through Windale, which caught the eye of a number of local residents who called police.
Soon after police were hot on the tail of Dundas as a dangerous pursuit unfolded.
In one incident, Dundas mounted the gutter in Gateshead and swerved onto a grass reserve, his vehicle also crossed over on to the wrong side of the road and narrowly avoided a collision with another car.
Police facts said Dundas finally stopped the vehicle on Violent Town Rd at Tingira Heights where he fled on foot and ran down a steep driveway jumping numerous fences and running through backyards, before being arrested hiding under another vehicle.
A search uncovered a 20cm hunting knife in pants, while a breath test revealed he had been drink driving.
The 18-year-old fronted Belmont Local Court on Monday in-front of Magistrate Peter Barnett where he was sentenced to an 18 month intensive corrections order (ICO), a jail term served within the community.
He was also slapped with a number of community correction orders (CCO’s) which he’ll serve for the next two years, 500 hours of community service, fined $500 and disqualified from driving for a period of five years.
A charge of never being licensed was withdrawn.