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Driver Who Went Head-On Into Traffic to Avoid Court Jailed Over Child Image Offences

Officers used tactical contact on the A47 to stop his Jeep following a missed court appearance.

Overview

  • Luke Jarrett, 26, of Lords Lane, Wisbech, was sentenced on 5 November at Peterborough Crown Court to three years and four months in prison following guilty pleas.
  • He admitted dangerous driving and multiple child‑image offences, including distributing an indecent image, making indecent images, further distribution counts, and possessing an extreme pornographic image.
  • Police said he failed to attend Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on 22 September before driving a green Jeep Cherokee at up to 64 mph in a 50 zone and overtaking into oncoming traffic on the A47 near Wisbech.
  • The pursuit ended when officers made tactical contact, causing the vehicle to roll, after which he was arrested.
  • The court imposed an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order, required him to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register, and banned him from driving for five years and four months; coverage differs on the original upload date that triggered the investigation.