Burglar Drove On to 110mph Rail Track ; Action Could Have Led to Derailment
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ABURGLAR risked causing a huge rail accident by driving along the East Coast Main Line to try to shake off a police chase.
William Johnson drove 30 yards along a stretch of track where trains reach 110mph before his van got stuck in the gravel.See the full content of this document
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Burglar Drove On to 110mph Rail Track ; Action Could Have Led to Derailment
Jailing him for two years, Judge Beatrice Bolton said it was a potentially "horrendous" incident which could have had "unthinkable" consequences.
She said: "Driving on to a railway line in these circumstances is ex...See the full content of this document
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