Police evader yelled ‘get out of the way’ as he sped towards an officer
A Red Hills man has pleaded guilty to evading police following an incident where he yelled out of his window as he sped towards a police officer who was trying to intercept him.
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A RED HILLS man has pleaded guilty to evading police after an incident where he yelled ‘get out of the way’ out of his window as he sped towards a police officer who was trying to intercept him.
Jackson James Coker-Gough, 19, pleaded guilty to evading police under aggravated circumstances, exceeding the speed limit, and one count of driving while disqualified at Launceston Magistrates Court on Friday.
Magistrate Sharon Cure heard the facts of the charges.
At 4.50pm on October 28 last year, the defendant was driving a white Ford east at Nunamara when a police officer with a handheld speed radar clocked him driving 114km/h.
The officer pursued Mr Coker-Gough on a motorcycle and pulled him over.
Mr Coker-Gough told the officer he had no license and no ID, then turned on his engine and took off.
The police officer followed the car, which pulled off to the left and made a U-turn to drive back towards the officer.
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The officer manoeuvred into the middle of the road with sirens going and made hand gestures for Mr Coker-Gough to stop.
The defendant continued to drive at the officer with the windows down yelling, “get out of the way”.
He managed to escape the officer at Nunamara, but later handed himself in.
Mr Coker-Gough’s lawyer Lucy Flanagan said her client was already disqualified from driving for 19 months and was returning from community service when he was pulled over.
She said he panicked because he did not want to go to jail.
Magistrate Cure ordered a pre-sentence report and adjourned the matter to March 19.
patrick.gee@news.com.au
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