Sebastian Pop, 29, has been sentenced for a string of crimes which began after he was pulled over on the A1 near Sawtry.

In the early hours of Friday, March 29, Pop attracted the attention of Cambridgeshire Police officers from the Roads Policing Unit after his Ford Focus swerved across lanes on the A1.

A routine roadside breath test was carried out on the motorway, where Pop blew 103, which is nearly three times over the legal limit.

Pop admitted to having drunk "a few beers" an hour before getting behind the wheel.

While waiting for officers to arrive to take Pop into custody, he kept trying to exit the vehicle despite being told not to by officers.

He became aggressive, and assaulted one of the officers by slapping their arm and kicking them in the hip and thigh.

While he was detained, he managed to find his spare car key and start the car. However, he stalled it while trying to get away from the officers.

When he was in custody, Pop refused to provide an evidential sample.

Checks on the Police National Computer found that he'd been disqualified from driving for 18 months in July last year, and was disqualified for a further 20 months in December.

He was charged with assaulting an emergency worker, driving whilst disqualified, resisting arrest, and failing to provide a specimen for analysis.

Pop, of Green Street, High Wycombe, appeared at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court on Saturday (30 March), where he was sentenced to 28 weeks in prison, which includes the activation of a 12 week suspended sentence issued on 18 March for driving offences.

He has also been disqualified from driving for five years, extended by three months and five days.

PC Katy Robinson, who investigated, said: “Pop clearly has no regard for the safety of other road users, with him completely ignoring the three previous disqualifications that he has been issued over the past nine months.

“I am glad that the courts have recognised this and have sentenced him to some time in prison before he brought serious harm to himself or others.”

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