Jail for driver who stopped in fast lane
THE driver of a car which carried out a “hideous and aggressive motorway pursuit” has been jailed for six months.
Cecil Kwakye, of Otter Way, West Drayton , continuously stopped his car on the M4 motorway in front of a 52-year-old woman and even blocked her from taking an exit to leave the motorway.
The 26-year-old had been driving on the motorway at around 7pm on December 19, 2016, when he cut in front of 52-year-old Linda Porter without indicating.
The victim flashed her headlights at Kwakye, who went on to come to a stop in the fast lane of the M4 ahead of her.
While the victim managed to manoeuvre away from the stopped car, Kwakye continued to overtake her and then come to a full stop.
She decided to leave the motor- way but Kwakye blocked the slip road to the exit, preventing her from doing so and leaving her in a state of “considerable fear”.
The west Londoner forced the victim to pull into the hard shoulder twice, on one occasion stopping in front of her and then reversing down the motorway towards her.
The BMW driver managed to stop her car on the hard shoulder at junction 5, near Slough, and police attended, arresting the 26-year-old at the scene.
Investigating officer PC Marcus Audoin, of the Roads Policing Unit, said: “Kwakye’s actions were reckless and irresponsible, and I am pleased that he has been handed a custodial sentence. Kwakye subjected the victim to a long and frightening ordeal, and this sentence should serve as a warning to other drivers of the consequences of road rage incidents.”
Linda Porter said: “The events on the M4 motorway last December left me extremely distressed and I am thankful that nobody was actually killed or injured as a result of the hideous and aggressive motorway pursuit that I was subjected to by this man.
“He had no regard for anybody’s safety on the road that night.”
A jury at Reading Crown Court unanimously convicted him of dangerous driving on Tuesday October 3 and he was sentenced at the court on Thursday October 5. The judge banned him from driving for 27 months and demanded he take an extended re-test as well as serving six months in prison.