Motorcyclist banned after being caught driving 80mph in a 30mph zone seven times
Footage released by Sussex Police show the moment officers arrest Jones
Video footage of a “dangerous” motorcyclist has been released after police set up an operation to catch him after he was seen riding at “grossly excessive” speeds on several occasions.
Kieran Jones, from Reigate, Surrey, was recorded on a speed camera on the A22 Eastbourne Road in Halland, East Sussex, travelling as fast as 80mph in a 30mph zone on seven occasions but had concealed his number plate to avoid detection.
Officers from the Roads Policing Unit at Sussex Police used a plan and were able to catch and arrest the 24-year-old former landscape gardener in February.
At interview, Jones admitted he had been the rider wearing a distinctive helmet in several speeding incidents.
He appeared at Crawley Magistrates' court on 11 March where he admitted dangerous driving, driving without due care and attention, failing to stop, failing to comply with a solid white line road marking, and eight counts of speeding between July last year and February.
Jones was disqualified from driving for three years and ordered to complete 225 hours of unpaid work as part of a six-month suspended prison sentence.
He was also ordered to complete 18 rehabilitation activity requirement (RAR) sessions, with £85 costs and a £154 surcharge.
Sergeant Peter Swash from Sussex Police’s roads policing unit said: "Jones’s riding was highly reckless, travelling at grossly excessive speeds while concealing his registration plate in order to avoid detection.
"Officers were determined to catch him because of the risks he posed to other roads users and of course to himself, so we set up an operation and were able to safely pursue and stop him.
"We are pleased that a dangerous rider has been taken off our roads."
A force spokesman said: “Speeding is one of the main reasons why people are killed or seriously injured on our roads.
“One in three collisions in Sussex is caused by motorists travelling at excess speed above the speed limit.”
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