Watch high-speed police pursuit of stolen Mercedes on A272 that ends in arrest
This follows the jailing of two men for offences leading up to the death of 'wonderful' Horsham grandmother Rebecca Nevins. Click here to read the full story.The video shows the pursuit of teenager Isaac McFadyen who was driving a stolen Mercedes on November 10 last year.
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Hide AdHe had entered Sussex, together with co-defendant Conor Dobson, 23, with the intention of stealing cars, a court heard.
It was used as evidence at Hove Crown Court on Monday in order to show Judge Jeremy Gold QC the scale of their offending.
Dobson evaded his pursuers and was later involved in the crash which killed Rebecca.
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Hide AdMcFadyen, however, crashed in West Grinstead as the film shows. He was not involved in the fatal collision.
He was arrested trying to run from the scene, the court heard.
The prosecutor added: “When arrested he was out of breath and had a few cuts to his face.
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Hide Ad“He said: ‘I am glad the passenger airbag did not go off because it hit my nose last time’.”
Sentencing him, Judge Gold noted McFadyen’s youth, but said the burglaries were ‘professional criminal activity’.
He was sentenced to 26 months in a young offenders' institution and fined a total of £700. He had pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods and dangerous driving at Hove Crown Court.
Earlier, at magistrates’ court, he had admitted two counts of burglary, driving without a licence or insurance.