Police in England launched footage of an out-of-control automobile final week to indicate drivers precisely what can occur if you drive on a donut at unsafe speeds.

This crash occurred in December of final 12 months, however the footage was launched solely after the court docket issues for the motive force wrapped up. Driver Jack Doolan was driving his Ford Mondeo down the freeway with what is named a “house saver tyre” within the UK, or a donut right here within the U.S. Right here’s how the Hertfordshire police describe the crash:

Regardless of having an area saver tyre, which have a really helpful velocity restrict of under 50mph, Doolan was driving greater than 75mph.

He undertook one other automobile earlier than reducing again in, braking and swerving throughout to the alternative aspect of the carriageway, colliding with a Ford Fiesta on the within lane.

Doolan continued to lose management and veered again throughout the carriageway earlier than colliding with the concrete central barrier.

He then didn’t cease on the scene earlier than he was arrested by officers.

Chief Inspector Stephen O’Keeffe, from the Street Policing Unit, mentioned: “This incident was utterly preventable by driving throughout the circumstances of the highway atmosphere and automobile functionality.

“House saver tyres are solely designed to get you to a secure location, at slower speeds, to get the tyre changed solely.

Fortunately, nobody else was critically damage (although the proprietor of that Ford Fiesta had a reasonably dangerous evening.) Driver Jack Doolan pled responsible to prices of harmful driving and failing to cease following the incident. Doolan misplaced his license for the following two years, has 200 hours neighborhood service to wrap up and faces fines of £250.

Driving on a donut is a nasty concept, it doesn’t matter what aspect of the pond you hail from. Not solely does it make you harmful to others on the highway, however the smaller tire can harm your automobile in case you drive lengthy sufficient and at excessive sufficient speeds, in line with AAA. Such smaller spares are solely meant to limp your automobile to a tire store for a correct set of footwear.