Disqualified Drink Driver Handed Suspended Jail Term After A6 Crash

A disqualified drink driver has been handed a suspended jail term after crashing into a car on the A6 near Market Harborough while trying to avoid Police.

Carlos Mabanzila failed to stop for officers, who had concerns about his driving, before his Ford Focus collided with a VW Beetle, being driven by a woman.

He failed to stop at the scene, but he was located by officers and arrested a short time later at The Point Business Park off Rockingham Road.

Mabanzila, 28, of Oxford Street, Walsall, appeared before Leicester Magistrates’ Court yesterday, following the incident on Wednesday morning.

He pleaded guilty to driving whilst over the prescribed limit, failing to provide a specimen for analysis, driving while disqualified, failing to stop for Police, failing to stop at the scene of a collision and driving with no insurance.

He was handed a 16-week jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, and had his driving ban extended by four years.

Police seized Mabanzila’s car
Pic: Leics Police