Disqualified driver from Birmingham jailed after drug driving at double the speed limit in Staffordshire
He was jailed for two-years-and-three-months.
A disqualified driver who doubled the speed limit with drugs in his car in Staffordshire has been jailed.
Japheth Wellington, 39, of Birmingham, previously admitted driving a motor vehicle dangerously, possession of a controlled drug of class A – cocaine, possession of a controlled drug of class B – cannabis, fraudulently using a registration mark/registration document, criminal damage to property valued under £5000, driving while disqualified, using a motor vehicle on a road/public place without third party insurance and failing to surrender to police/court bail at the appointed time.
The admission came after a Mini was spotted displaying cloned plates on the M6 that failed to stop for officers on November 15 last year.
Staffordshire Police stung the car on Stafford Avenue, Clayton, after a short pursuit, where the vehicle was travelling at double the speed limit, and Wellington was arrested.
He was searched and officers seized cannabis and cocaine.
On September 10, the driver was jailed for two-years-and-three-months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on September 10.
Sergeant Richard Kimberley, of the road crime team (RCT) led the investigation, said: “Wellington showed no regard for other road users or pedestrians when he drove at 60mph in a 30mph area in an attempt to get away.
“It was crucial that we stopped his car as soon as possible and I am glad that Wellington has received a custodial sentence for his offending.”