'Stupid' dad jumped out of moving car during police chase

A NOTTINGHAM father who owns three businesses was “stupid in the extreme” when he jumped out of a moving car during a high-speed police chase.

- By MARTIN NAYLOR

Nottingham Crown Court was told how Jayden Greenfield had a passenger in the Mercedes when he carried out the dangerous manoeuvre in an attempt to flee.

The 26-year-old, who has twin daughters aged seven, also veered towards a marked vehicle in an apparent attempt to ram it off the road during the pursuit through Bulwell.

But as the case is more than three years old and he has stayed out of trouble since, he has escaped an immediate prison term.

Handing him a 12-month jail term, suspended for 18 months, Judge Steven Coupland said: “On that day the police had reasonable grounds to stop and speak to you but you did not want to be arrested. I accept you panicked but what you did was criminal.

“You drove off from them and your driving was incredibly dangerous.

“You were driving in residential streets and twice the speed limit, this was the middle of the day.