Maybe he was one of many few individuals on the planet who really appreciated 1983’s horrible Bond outing, Octopussy, or possibly he simply had fond recollections of watching the outdated High Gear crew flip a Jaguar XJ-S and Audi A4 into trains.
Possibly we’ll by no means know what impressed him, however in Might this yr a 31-year outdated British man determined to drive what seems like an outdated Mitsubishi Pajero/Shogun half a mile down a stay prepare monitor close to Birmingham within the UK.
After driving by a gate at Duddeston Station, Aaron O’Halloran headed down the monitor in the direction of Aston earlier than abandoning the automobile and fleeing the scene, leaving a £23,000 ($32,000) path of destruction and, thankfully for police, his telephone, behind.
Nobody was damage, however rail passengers had been pressured to endure an eight-hour delay whereas the mess was cleaned up. Police shortly tracked down O’Halloran utilizing his telephone, however he refused to touch upon the incident, saying solely that he wasn’t accountable.
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Watch the stunning second a driver sped down the railway tracks close to Birmingham.
He’ll now have loads of time to replicate on this ‘immensely harmful and mindless act’ in jail. 💭😱
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— British Transport Police (@BTP) September 7, 2021
A jury clearly thought in any other case and O’Halloran was convicted of endangering individuals on the railway, harmful driving, driving whereas disqualified and utilizing a car with out insurance coverage. He was imprisoned for 15 months after showing at Birmingham Crown Courtroom and ordered to pay a sufferer surcharge of £156 ($217).