South Shields motorist is jailed after failing to stop following collision
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Anthony Amess is beginning 16 weeks in prison after a court decided that the offence was “so serious” because of both his previous driving record and the nature of the incident.
Amess, 23, of Leighton Street, South Shields, failed to stop after the silver Citroen C4 he was driving collided with a red Peugeot on the A194, at Tyne Dock, on August 11 last year.
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Hide AdHe was jailed at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court earlier this week after admitting the charge as well as two additional counts of driving without insurance and a valid licence on the same date.
Amess, who received credit for his guilty plea when sentence was passed, was also banned from driving for 14 months and must pay a £128 victim surcharge at a rate of £10 per fortnight from next week.
