Teenage thug in car chase rampage

Shocking criminal record sees him locked up

AN ‘immature’ teenager with a shocking record of 26 convictions for 40 offences - who has breached ‘every court order ever made against him’ has been locked up.

Anthony Daly, 18, has had a ‘very troubling life,’ his lawyer said before he was sent down.

Previous offences include kniferelated incidents, possession of an offensive weapon and robbery.

Now Daly, from Salford, has been jailed following a police chase which saw him ram a stolen car into another vehicle, smash into a tree and trying to escape from police while at hospital.

Manchester Crown Court heard Daly was spotted by officers driving a stolen Peugeot van on false plates when he turned into a road without indicating at around 11.30pm on October 14 last year.

He was followed down a street in Cheetham Hill.

As he approached a car parked in the middle of the road with the passenger door open, Daly rammed into the vehicle, pushing it into another parked car.

He then turned onto Cheetham Hill Road, reaching speeds of 60mph, before smashing into a tree at a junction with Waterloo Road.

The impact knocked his female passenger unconscious. Daly was arrested and taken to hospital.

There, he attempted to flee, but crashed into a treatment tray.

Officers found a ‘six to eight-inch’ kitchen knife on Daly.

Appearing via videolink, Daly, of Brindle Heath Road, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving; possession of a knife; and criminal damage.

He was sentenced to 16 months in a young offender institute and banned from driving for 12 months.

Prosecutor William Donnelly earlier told the court the van had been stolen.

Speaking about the incident at North Manchester General Hospital, he said handcuffed Daly initially appeared calm.

“At 2am in the A&E department, it was extremely busy and people were being treated and waiting to be seen by the staff,” Mr Donnelly said.

“He made a bolt for freedom and ran down the corridor of the busy A&E department.”

Defence lawyer Adam Roxborough said: “I don’t suggest an alternative to custody. He is a young man who clearly had a very troubling young life. He has had no guidance and is plainly immature - he needs to learn not to offend.

“He has undertaken courses in custody including English, maths and building. He intends to make use of that when he is released from custody.

“It’s accepted if he doesn’t change he will just spend longer and longer in custody and he doesn’t want that.”