A Conor McGregor lookalike who rammed right into a police automotive, broke lockdown restrictions and was caught with cocaine and a pretend gun has been jailed for a yr.
Mark Nye, 36, was caught on digital camera ramming into an oncoming police automobile after being pulled over throughout a visitors cease in Surrey in March 2020. Whereas below investigation for the crash, he was arrested for violating COVID protocols.
He was sentenced at Guildford Crown Courtroom on Wednesday after having pleaded responsible to inflicting critical damage by harmful driving, possession of imitation firearm in a public place and possession of sophistication A medication.
Nye, who has been branded the doppelgänger of the UFC champion, was additionally disqualified from driving for three-and-a-half years as soon as he’s launched from jail.
Mark Nye, 36, was caught on digital camera ramming into an oncoming police automobile after being pulled over throughout a visitors cease in Surrey in March 2020
Sprint cam footage confirmed how he hurtled his black Ford 4×4 in direction of an oncoming police automobile in a bid to get away from the officer who had been questioning him
Nye’s critical of offences started March 10, 2020 when officers halted him on a visitors cease in Yeoman Drive in Staines-on-Thames at round 7.10pm.
Sprint cam footage confirmed how he hurtled his black Ford 4×4 in direction of an oncoming police automobile in a bid to get away from the officer who had been questioning him.
The clip confirmed Nye mount the pavement of the residential highway to try to get around the patrol automotive, earlier than ramming previous it as an officer chased after him.
After fleeing on foot and moving into one other getaway automotive, Nye was lastly arrested. He was bailed whereas the incident remained below investigation.
He was then stopped once more on April 16, 2020 after being caught breaking lockdown. He was discovered with an imitation firearm and small luggage of cocaine.
The clip confirmed Nye mount the pavement of the residential highway to try to get around the patrol automotive, earlier than ramming previous it as an officer chased after him
After fleeing on foot and moving into one other getaway automotive, Nye was lastly arrested. He was bailed whereas the incident remained below investigation
Detective Constable Phil Haffenden, the investigating officer, stated right this moment: ‘Because the incident, the officer concerned has suffered from continual ache in his hand and left with a everlasting incapacity.
‘Nye had no consideration for the protection of the officers concerned or members of the general public that would have been put at risk by his harmful driving.. I’m happy that Nye will now spend time in jail for his crime.’
A spokesman for Surrey Police stated: ‘Mr Nye was requested to tug over by officers after appearing suspiciously and moderately than comply, he rammed the police automotive earlier than fleeing the scene.
‘He rammed a police automobile inflicting an officer to fracture his wrist.
‘After abandoning the automotive and moving into one other automobile, Nye was lastly apprehended by officers and arrested.
‘Throughout an intensive search of the automobile Nye had deserted, a number of small luggage of cocaine had been discovered.
‘While below investigation for these offences, Nye was once more stopped by officers on April 16 of that yr for breaching coronavirus restrictions and was discovered to be in possession of an imitation firearm, resulting in him being arrested for this additional offence.’
