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Title: Jail For 180mph Robbery Getaway Driver
Post by: Devin on August 24, 2012, 11:46:51 am
A notorious criminal who evaded police at speeds of 180mph in an Audi RS5 fitted with a Lamborghini engine is jailed.

There's a video on the actual site, click the URL to view the rest & the vid. http://news.sky.com/story/976106/jail-for-180mph-robbery-getaway-driver (http://news.sky.com/story/976106/jail-for-180mph-robbery-getaway-driver)

A notorious criminal involved in more than a dozen smash-and-grab raids that netted £50,000 in cash, jewellery and cigarettes has been sentenced to nine years in prison.

Getaway driver Ben Westwood, 33, reached speeds of up to 180mph (289kph) using an adapted Audi saloon to outrun West Midlands Police cars and even the force helicopter in a series of terrifying chases.

Westwood was caught when detectives examining CCTV footage from a string of gang robberies from shops in the West Midlands noticed the same white Audi RS5 was used as the getaway car.

Despite attempts by the gang to throw police off the scent using false number plates, detectives were able to discover there were only two such vehicles of its type in the country.

Police chase getaway driver in 180mph Audi RS5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmNSZWZJZLY#ws)
Title: Re: Jail For 180mph Robbery Getaway Driver
Post by: Mikal on August 24, 2012, 03:38:30 pm
180mph on Britains roads? :wow:
Title: Re: Jail For 180mph Robbery Getaway Driver
Post by: JDC on August 24, 2012, 06:03:37 pm
Despite attempts by the gang to throw police off the scent using false number plates, detectives were able to discover there were only two such vehicles of its type in the country.

What a genius. :lol:
Title: Re: Jail For 180mph Robbery Getaway Driver
Post by: [WS]Jacob on August 24, 2012, 10:46:28 pm
He was nearly out doing the police chopper. So very fast.
Title: Re: Jail For 180mph Robbery Getaway Driver
Post by: Dark/Light on August 24, 2012, 10:55:54 pm
I've been a passenger at around 150mph and that was bloody fast. I can't imagine 30 more.
Title: Re: Jail For 180mph Robbery Getaway Driver
Post by: Squeak on August 25, 2012, 05:57:18 am
What a badass, would have been more so if he didn't get caught.
Title: Re: Jail For 180mph Robbery Getaway Driver
Post by: [WS]Jacob on August 26, 2012, 12:07:15 am
What a badass, would have been more so if he didn't get caught.
We don't let em off that easily :D
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