A dad threatened to kill his ex's new partner after chasing both of them and his own eight-month-old child down the M62 in a 100mph pursuit.
Daniel Jones has been banned from driving following the incident, in which he also bumped into the back of their car. It culminated when the mother of his child and her boyfriend pulled up at a police station and Jones, 25, got out of his car and screamed "I'm going to kill you, let's get this over and done with" as they sat terrified.
The incident came just says after Jones, 25, sent obscene messages to the man, Liverpool Echo reports. Callum Bryce, prosecuting, told Liverpool Magistrates’ Court that Jones and his ex had been in a relationship for five years and had a child together.
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The pair later split and the woman later got into a new relationship. However, Jones began sending offensive messages to the man in March this year. On March 24 he then saw his ex and her partner with his eight month old child in Victoria Par, Widnes. They left the park in their car to avoid him but he then began to follow them.
Mr Bryce said they then got onto the M62 in an effort to lose Jones but he continued to chase them, going at 100 miles per hour and bumping the back of their car at one point.
This pursuit went on for miles until they led him to Edge Lane Police Station. Jones then started screaming at the couple as they sat terrified in their car. Mr Bryce said: “Mr Jones got out of his car and shouted ‘I’m going to kill you, let’s get this over and done with’.”
Officers inside the station were outside by this point and managed to detain Jones, who has no previous convictions. He admitted dangerous driving and sending an offensive message on Thursday morning.
Amy Butler, defending, requested a pre-sentence report for Jones be completed by the probation services. Jones, of St Patrick’s Close, Widnes, was bailed until his sentencing hearing next month and magistrates handed him an interim driving disqualification to stop him getting behind the wheel until then.
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