Man who admitted A1 police pursuit crash charge drove to work two days later

A personal trainer who was taking a woman out on a first date has admitted dangerous driving after a huge crash which followed a police pursuit on the A1, and also that he had continued to get behind the wheel while on bail.

Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop twice and having no licence and no insurance during the crash on April 9, when five police vehicles were badly damaged and seven officers required hospital treatment.

Following his guilty pleas on Saturday, he was granted conditional bail by magistrates ahead of his sentencing next month.

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