Drink driver from Bourne who crashed his car off the A1 and plotted to report a fake car theft jailed at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court

A reckless drink driver who was captured on dash cam crashing his car and plotting to report a fake car theft and crash has been banned for a year.

Charlie Taylor, of Wand Avenue, Bourne, lost control of his Mitsubishi Shogun on the A1 just before the junction for Brampton at 8.15am on March 2 after a night of drinking.

The 22-year-old careered across the carriageway through a hedgerow into a field.

A few moments later he drove off through the fields and can be heard on camera calling a friend and admitting he crashed after drink driving.

Taylor asks the friend to pick him up and says he will report the vehicle as stolen and ‘park it into a tree’.

A member of the public spotted the Shogun and thinking it was a hare courser, contacted police.

Officers from the Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) caught up with Taylor and he provided a roadside breath test of 81, more than twice the legal limit of 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath.

In custody he provided an evidential sample of 53.

At Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (March 27), Taylor pleaded guilty to drink driving and using a vehicle without an MOT. He was disqualified from driving for a year and must pay a £480 fine.

PC Sam Thompson, from the RCAT, said: “This case highlights the reckless decisions people make under the influence. Not only did Taylor put his and others lives at risk, but he was planning to cover it up with a brazen lie. Thankfully, no one was hurt but the outcome could have been much worse.”

Drink and drug drivers can be reported via a confidential hotline on 0800 032 0845 which is available 24 hours a day.