A defendant's puppy had to be cared for by court staff after he was jailed for dangerous driving. Caring security staff provided food and cleaned up after the nine-week-old dog urinated and defecated on the floor of the foyer at Grimsby Crown Court. Vincent Harvey, 46, of Fish Ponds Road West, Sheffield, appeared at the court with the puppy in a portable crate.
READ MORE: Man assaulted police officers who tried to help him and defecated on floor of cell Keep up to date with all the latest crime and court news from Grimsby and Scunthorpe with our free newsletter He went into the dock while court staff looked after the dog, in the hope that he would receive a suspended sentence and walk out with his puppy. However, after pleading guilty to dangerous driving on the A18 near Grimsby following an incident during which he was pursued by police at over 100mph, he was jailed. Harvey also admitted driving on a provisional licence and without insurance.
Prosecuting, Ashley Lambert-Jefferson told the court a Fiat 500 was reported stolen in the Sheffield area on March 23. At 9.50pm, Humberside Police Sergeant Mitchell Walker was on patrol in an unmarked police car and spotted a Fiat that had its registration plate altered by tape turning a zero into an eight.
The officer trailed the car and noticed it overtake another vehicle at speed near to Humberside Airport. It continued to reach speeds of 90mph to 95mph approaching Great Limber. Going through the village, the car was clocked at 70mp.
