The chase began in the early morning hours of Jan. 17. After police saw a Honda Civic speeding they tried to pull the car over but the driver kept on going. A high speed chase, reaching speeds of 100 m.p.h.. began that included the car running red lights, driving on the wrong side of the road and going the wrong direction on roundabouts. On one occasion the driver barely missed hitting another car head on.
When the car was approaching the M11 motorway, police called off the chase, deciding it was too dangerous to continue. At least for then, the driver had gotten away with it.
But the 20-year-old driver, later identified as Connor Lloyd, could not resist bragging about his exploits on Facebook. After police issued a description of the wanted vehicle, a man recognized the car as the Honda Civic he had sold to Lloyd some time before. The man then contacted Lloyd through a private message on Facebook.
On Facebook, Lloyd provided a map of the route he took and wrote the word “speeding” with an arrow pointing to the route. He wrote, “I will also draw a line of where I went lol.”
Connor also made a Facebook post wherein he stated he had three passengers in the car at the time of the high speed pursuit.
The Telegraph reports it is not known whether the previous owner of the Civic called police or whether Lloyd turned himself in.
Lloyd appeared in Cambridge Crown Court on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving. In mitigation, Lloyd’s lawyer, John Farmer, said there were no collisions with other vehicles and no injuries. Farmer also said Lloyd has strong family support that will keep him out of trouble in the future.
Judge Jonathan Haworth sentenced the 20-year-old to six months in jail. In handing down the sentence, Judge Haworth described Lloyd’s driving was “appalling,” “dangerous,” and added, “It is only by the grace of God no accidents occurred.”
In addition to the six month jail term, Lloyd is prohibited from driving for a period of 12 months. He will have to pass an extended driving test in order to get his licence back.
