Mum and son jailed for ramming driver after 13-mile chase
Summary
A mother and her son were sentenced to prison for chasing and crashing a driver into a tree after a 13-mile car pursuit in Essex, England. The attack was motivated by revenge following a false accusation against the driver.Key Facts
- Hollie Dance, 50, and her son Thomas Summers, 26, pursued a driver over 13 miles from Westcliff-on-Sea to Basildon.
- The chase began after Dance’s daughter falsely accused the driver of attacking her with a bottle.
- Dance rammed the victim’s car into a tree, ejecting him from the vehicle, and Summers also hit the victim’s car, causing injuries.
- The victim suffered fractures to his shoulder and foot and denied ever attacking Dance’s daughter.
- Dance was sentenced to four years in prison and Summers to five years.
- Both were found guilty of causing serious injury with intent; Summers was also guilty of affray (public fighting).
- Dance had previous convictions and was caught with an incapacitant spray at the scene.
- The judge banned both from driving for two years after their release.
- The incident occurred weeks after Dance’s son Archie Battersbee died, a case that had received worldwide attention.
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