A SELF-proclaimed “enforcer” of good driving deliberately rammed “bad” motorists as he drove at 130mph on a busy motorway.
Gavin Bathurst-Shaw-Binning was high on drugs when he smashed into the back of nine cars in a 30-minute spree of destruction.
Gavin Bathurst-Shaw-Binning deliberately ploughed into cars on the M3Solent
Lee Tosswill at Southampton General Hospital after the crashSolent
The BMW driver, 46, was seen punching the air in a “triumphant victory” after his M3 “pandemonium”.
Miraculously no one was killed in the 30-mile rampage last June but one driver was left in hospital with suspected spinal injuries.
The driver, who is is the son of Lady Nora Kathleen Annesley and the grandson of Patrick Annesley – the 10th Earl of Annesley – has now been jailed for six years.
Prosecutor, Jane Terry told the court: “He indicated he was targeting drivers whose standards of driving did not meet his expectations.
“He sees himself as some kind of enforcer of good driving and only targeted those who he considered were driving badly.”
Winchester Crown Court heard the yob had drunk alcohol and taken cocaine and cannabis when he got behind the wheel to buy cigarettes.
He entered the M3 and began cutting up and ramming drivers at high speeds.
The carnage only ended when he collided with another car – causing it to spin around in the road.
Undeterred, Bathurst-Shaw-Binning then got in another car and told the motorist to continue driving, adding: “We need to go and see Charlie.”
He then got out of the vehicle and was arrested while hiding in undergrowth at the side of the motorway.
Two cars were written off in the rampage while several others were damaged.
The motorway also had to be closed for an hour – causing massive delays.
After his arrest, Bathurst-Shaw-Binning told officers it was a “once in a lifetime moment” after “years of bad driving” from others.
He added: “I want to open up everyone else to keeping the outside lane clear’”
Lee Toswill was rushed to Southampton General Hospital with severe whiplash and suspected spinal injuries.
It is a wonder and a mercy no one was killed.
Recorder of Winchester Angela Morris
In a victim impact statement, he described Bathurst-Shaw-Binning as a “lunatic” adding: “I cannot believe he didn’t kill anyone.
“This incident has changed my life. I used to be a bubbly and outgoing person running my own pub.
“I will never drive again. I cannot sleep. I feel traumatised not only by the collision but also by being taken into resuscitation.
“That was the scariest moment of my life.”
As well as his jail term, Bathurst-Shaw-Binning was given an extended licence period of three years and banned from driving for ten years.
Sentencing, Recorder of Winchester Angela Morris said: “You rammed vehicles. You side swiped other vehicles, weaved at high speed between all three lanes, and deliberately collided with other moving vehicles, some of which were shunted towards or into the crash barrier and generally caused pandemonium on a busy motorway in rush hour.
“It is a wonder and a mercy no one was killed.”
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