VIDEO: Dundee Amazon worker jailed for Kingsway police chase
Key Points
Calvin Burnett, a 26-year-old Amazon worker from Dundee, Scotland, was sentenced to 10 months in prison and banned from driving for six years and seven months.
Burnett pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving while disqualified. The incident involved a high-speed police chase across Kingsway, Dundee, during which he ignored traffic signals, drove the wrong way around a roundabout and crossed a central reservation, endangering other drivers.
The Chase
Dashcam footage showed Burnett's reckless driving. He sped through a red light at the Forfar Road junction before driving onto Pitkerro Road at speed, continuing the chase on Kingsway East. The chase was eventually abandoned, and Burnett was later apprehended at his home.
Sentencing
Sheriff Paul Brown stated that a custodial sentence was inevitable given Burnett's prior driving offenses and the severity of the incident. The court heard that Burnett's actions were fueled by his attempt to pick up his brother from a nearby garage.
His solicitor argued that Burnett’s actions were due to panic, and that he was fortunate that nobody was injured. Burnett has multiple previous convictions for driving offences and was already serving a road ban at the time of the incident. Despite his solicitor's plea, Sheriff Brown emphasized the seriousness of Burnett’s offenses, leading to the substantial prison sentence and driving ban.
- Sentence: 10 months imprisonment
- Driving Ban: 6 years and 7 months
A disqualified driver who led police on a manic, high-speed chase across the Kingsway in the middle of the day has been jailed.
Calvin Burnett went the wrong way on a roundabout and crossed over the central reservation during the wild incident on November 12 last year.
Shocking dashcam footage from inside the police vehicle saw Burnett pursued from Clepington Road before the chase was abandoned.
Burnett has multiple convictions for driving offences and was serving a road ban at the time.
Sheriff Paul Brown told the married dad: “You can expect nothing other than a custodial sentence.”
The footage was played to Dundee Sheriff Court and showed Burnett in a Vauxhall Mokka pulling out of queuing traffic on Clepington Road.
The 26-year-old sped through a red light at the Forfar Road junction before making his way onto Pitkerro Road at speed.
Amazon warehouse worker Burnett continued to race away from the pursuing police on Kingsway East before he drove the wrong way at the Mid Craigie roundabout.
He then crossed the central reservation, entered the opposing carriageway and into the path of oncoming vehicles that had to take evasive action to avoid a smash.
The chase was abandoned and Burnett, who was known to officers, was traced at home.
The Forest Park Place resident admitted dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.
“He’s quite lucky nobody was hurt or injured,” solicitor Zoe Lyburn said.
“He was known to them and they seen him as the driver of the car.
“He panicked and behaved in the way libelled.”
Ms Lyburn said Burnett’s reason for driving was because he offered to pick up his brother from a nearby garage.
Burnett had recently completed 200 hours from a community payback order.
After Ms Lyburn said Burnett needed to be with his partner for an upcoming medical appointment, Sheriff Brown said: “I am sure he will have made alternative arrangements given he has multiple previous convictions for disqualified driving and is facing a custodial sentence.”
The case was recalled in order for Burnett to make preparations before his jail term.
He was sentenced to 10 months in prison and disqualified from driving for six years and seven months.
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