Salisbury man pleads guilty after 47-mile police pursuit
Offences included dangerous driving and using fraudulent plates
A Salisbury man has pleaded guilty to several driving offences following a lengthy 47-mile pursuit earlier this week.
Ryan Moore, 20, of Carmelite Way, appeared at Salisbury Remand Court yesterday morning, 11th December, admitting charges including dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, no insurance, failing to provide an evidential sample, and using fraudulent registration plates.
The pursuit began at around 11.05pm on 9th December, when police spotted a black Mercedes A Class on Avon Approach in Salisbury, linked to a suspected drugs deal. Officers also had information suggesting the car was being driven with cloned registration plates. The driver, Moore, failed to stop and led police on a high-speed chase through Salisbury and onto the A30, A303, and M3.
Hampshire Police joined the chase on the motorway, where Moore reached speeds of 120mph, weaving through traffic and entering roadworks. The pursuit ended at Fleet Services when Moore's car ran out of fuel. He then failed a drugs test for cannabis, and the vehicle’s cloned plates were confirmed.
PC Pedliham of Salisbury Community Policing Team said: “I am pleased that Moore has entered a guilty plea and has been remanded in custody. By leading officers on such a lengthy pursuit, he showed clear intent to evade police and put the public at risk due to his poor decisions and incredibly dangerous driving.
“This was a good piece of collaborative work by Wiltshire and Hampshire Police, and if Moore hadn’t run out of fuel when he did, I am confident he would have been shortly brought to a safe stop by these specialist units.”
Moore is now awaiting sentencing in January.