Dopey moped rider undertook cops in bus lane claiming they were …

A dopey moped rider undertook a police car in a bus lane after claiming they were driving too slow. Emran Meah sped off from officers on the Pershore Road in south Birmingham and ended up nearly colliding into a pedestrian after mounting the kerb.

When the 27-year-old was tracked back to his home nearby and arrested on suspicion of failing to stop he replied: ‘How could I fail to stop you never lit me up?’. He was found in possession of two wraps of cannabis and commented: ‘Wow well f***ing done’ when officers found the keys to the moped down his trousers.

The bike itself was recovered about 100 metres away from the address. Meah, of Pershore Road, admitted offences of dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, having no insurance and possession of cannabis. At Birmingham Crown Court[1] on Tuesday he was jailed with a sentence of eight months and further banned from driving for 27 months.

Prosecutor Alura Bather said police were undertaken by a white Honda moped travelling in the bus lane of the Pershore Road around 12.40pm on July 17. She told the court that Meah turned down a couple of side roads before mounting the kerb and ‘narrowly missed’ a pedestrian who had to ‘jump out of the way’.

The police used the moped number plate to track it to his home. Ms Bather added: “The defendant was arrested for failure to stop. His reply was: ‘How could I fail to stop you never lit me up? And why were you going so slowly on the Pershore Road, what’s the speed limit? I was doing 30mph’.”

Akaal Sidhu, defending, stated Meah was a highways worker who lived with his parents. He said: “Mr Meah’s cannabis use had a part to play and because of that he wasn’t thinking straight. Whilst in custody he has been drug free and has kept himself busy with courses.

“He intends to stay drug free and has his family here to support him. He has plans to settled down and get married and progress through life. This is holding him back.”

Recorder Marc Brown, passing sentence, said: “A pedestrian had to jump out of the way to narrowly avoid a collision. You could have caused a very serious injury.”

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References

  1. ^ Birmingham Crown Court (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
  2. ^ One-punch kill is a warning to angry young men behind vicious city attacks (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
  3. ^ link (data.reachplc.com)