Bike yob's courtroom fury as he's jailed for 14 months

'SCARED' DAD, 35, CRASHED ELECTRIC CYCLE DURING 1AM POLICE CHASE

- By ADAM EVERETT

A MAN asked “am I going to jail?” and ranted “madness this, ye’no” as he was locked up.

Thomas Williams performed a “full somersault” as he was thrown to the ground after crashing his Sur-Ron e-bike into a car while attempting to flee the clutches of police.

The convicted drug dealer later claimed he “got scared” by the sight of officers while he was out riding with his friends. Having been “berated” by his pregnant girlfriend as a result of the incident, he was ultimately left telling her “stay strong babe” as he was put behind bars for his “reckless and inconsiderate” actions.

Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday that police spotted three Sur-Ron electric bikes travelling eastbound down Edge Lane shortly before 1am on April 4 this year. Two of these bicycles were carrying their riders only while the third also had passengers on board, with all having been dressed in black clothing.

Laura Atherton, prosecuting, described how the riders failed to stop upon request, leading to a pursuit. Williams’ Sur-Ron was tailed to the junction of East Prescot Road and Eaton Road in West Derby, where he failed to slow upon entering the roundabout and collided with a Vauxhall Zafira car.

The 35-year-old, of Hazleton Road in Broadgreen, was thrown from his bike as a result, performing a “full somersault” before landing on the ground. While the other vehicle was damaged as a result, its four occupants were ultimately uninjured.

Williams was meanwhile taken to Aintree Hospital but refused to provide a sample of blood in order for alcohol and drug tests to be completed. A small quantity of cannabis was found inside his jacket pocket when he was arrested.