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Two men who drove lorry wrong way on M6 Toll motorway banned from driving
Men banned after driving lorry wrong way on M6 Toll motorway.
Men banned after driving lorry wrong way on M6 Toll motorway.
Photo: Staffordshire Police
Two men who drove a lorry the wrong way up the M6 Toll motorway have been handed suspended prison sentences and have been disqualified from driving.
The duo were seen speeding and performing U-turns on the carriageway and it was stopped near junction T4 at Weeford near Shenston.
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Officers from the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) were called at around 7.50pm on July 12 to a report of a white HGV travelling the wrong way on the M6 Toll road.
Junction T4 at Weeford near Shenston.
Junction T4 at Weeford near Shenston. Credit: Google Maps
They were arrested and charged with driving a motor vehicle dangerously, and appeared Stafford Crown Court on Monday.
On this occasion these two individuals were clearly putting lives at risk, including their own.
The sentences imposed by the court are to be welcomed. Although the men did not receive a custodial sentence they have been disqualified from driving and are off the roads.
– CMPG Chief Inspector Jed White
Nicusor Paun, aged 34, from Romania, was sentenced to eight months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months. He was disqualified from driving for two years.
Vasile Radoescu, aged 39, from Romania, was sentenced to four months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months.
Last updated Thu 6 Aug 2015
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