A “GOADING” yob who got a cop sacked when he was rammed off his e-bike has been jailed after another police chase.
Mason McGarry was riding with pal Dominic Mizzi when they were clipped by ex-PC Tim Bradshaw in his police car.
SolentMason McGarry was rammed off his e-bike by a veteran cop[/caption]
SolentThe serial offender is now finally behind bars[/caption]
Footage showed the teens being catapulted across the wet road in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, before McGarry attempted to flee.
Veteran officer Bradshaw was cleared of causing serious injury by dangerous driving but was forced to leave his job after 22 years.
At the time, the court heard serial offender McGarry had 42 previous convictions – including for robbery, theft and dangerous driving.
The 19-year-old is now finally behind bars after he mounted the pavement in a friend’s car at 60mph and hit a lorry while being chased by cops – just a month after the e-bike crash.
Portsmouth Crown Court heard McGarry was driving his sister and two others in the borrowed Vauxhall when his friend called police to say the car had not been returned.
Officers began a pursuit through Chichester as the teen drove at 60mph in a 40mph zone in a bid to shake them off.
But McGarry tried to “squeeze” in past the lorry and instead mounted the pavement and hit the vehicle – causing £1,200 worth of damage.
The thug pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking, driving whilst disqualified, failing to stop and driving without insurance.
The court heard his list of previous convictions was “unenviable” and includes offences of drug possession, trafficking and two dangerous driving convictions.
McGarry was sent to a young offender’s institution for 12 months.
Sentencing, Judge Jodie Mittell said: “The concern I obviously have is that the fifth time he will kill someone.
“That could be his sister.”
At PC Bradshaw’s trial in February, the court heard the crash took place while the officer was driving a marked Ford Focus.
He said he tried to follow the e-bike after it rode past his car on the pavement in an attempt to “goad” him.
Bradshaw said the same bike later pulled in front of him which is when he chose to make “tactical contact” at around 30mph.
But he claimed only he “nudged” the electric bike with the bumper of his vehicle and that it was Mizzi’s “own stupid fault”.
Bradshaw, who is now retired, added: “It was light contact, it was light enough, there was not a blemish on my police car.
“I believed it was a justified, necessary action.”
During a voluntary interview with police, he also branded McGarry a “feral” teenager and someone who “just doesn’t get it, just doesn’t stop”.
A jury took just over an hour to reach their verdict and clear Bradshaw of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He was also found not guilty of a charge of causing serious injury by driving without due care and attention.
The retired cop later claimed his colleagues are now fearful of taking direct action in dangerous situations because of the potential consequences.
PC Bradshaw was cleared of any wrongdoing
SolentHe told how he was ‘goaded’ by McGarry[/caption]
SolentMcGarry crashed a car into a lorry a month after the e-bike incident[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
