Porsche and Ferrari ‘racers’ spared jail over crash at roundabout

TWO SUPERCAR drivers have been spared jail after damaging their vehicles in a collision.

The grey Ferrari 458 and red Porsche were smashed up following the incident on the Tinsley roundabout, in Sheffield.

Witnesses said the two motorists had been adopting “racing style” behaviour across South

Yorkshire in the lead-up to the crash, which took place at 7.55pm on May 20 2018.

The Porsche driver, Henry James Hibbs, 27, of New Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, suffered minor injuries, while the Ferrari driver, 32-year-old Carl Hartley, from Swadlincote, Derbyshire, fled from the scene before South

Yorkshire Police officer arrived. He later identified himself as being involved in the incident, but said the smash had taken place because his brakes had failed. Checks found no damage to the brakes, and investigators discovered that the Ferrari’s airbags had deployed with the car travelling at 68mph.

The road where the crash happened has a 50mph speed limit, South Yorkshire Police said.

Hibbs was found guilty at Sheffield Crown Court of dangerous driving, while Hartley admitted the same offence at the start of the trial.

A spokesman said Hibbs was handed a 10-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and told to complete 220 hours of unpaid work.

He was also disqualified from driving for two years. Hartley was sentenced to nine months in prison, suspended for two years, and was ordered to undergo 200 hours of unpaid work, the force added. He was disqualified from driving for two years. Pc Rod McEnery said: “Numerous witnesses came forward all highlighting the ‘dangerous’, ‘unsafe’ and ‘racing style’ behaviour that the drivers had been showcasing across South Yorkshire.

“Vehicles racing and travelling at speed are a dangerous combination.”