A Thamesmead criminal has been jailed for six years after stealing a brand new Porsche and leading police on a chase at speeds of more than 100mph before writing the car off.
Aiden John O’Brien-Daniels, of Whernside Close, and an accomplice, broke into a house in Bexhill, Sussex, on December 5 last year, stealing jewellery, camera equipment and the keys to the £59,000 white Porsche Boxster GTS sports car.
The pair took the car, which had just five miles on the odometer, and set off towards Robertsbridge where it was spotted by a police traffic patrol.
O’Brien-Daniels, 20, then led police on high-speed chase towards Hastings, driving dangerously into the path of oncoming vehicles and hitting more than 100mph.
At a mini roundabout, he lost control of the stolen car and crashed it into other vehicles and street barriers before fleeing.
Aiden John O’Brien-Daniels crashed the Porsche in Hastings before fleeing
He pleaded guilty at Lewes Crown Court to a string of offences including robbery, burglary and aggravated taking of a vehicle without consent (TWOC) in Hastings and Bexhill-on-Sea.
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Judge Anthony Scott-Gall sentenced him to four years for robbery, 18 months for burglary and aggravated TWOC and six months for handling and TWOC, to run concurrently, and six months for breaching a conditional discharge.
Jailed: Aiden John O’Brien-Daniels, 20, of Whernside Close, Thamesmead
He was also disqualified from driving for five years.
Following the sentencing, Detective Sergeant Jason Tuck, of Sussex Police, said: "O'Brien-Daniels is a man who showed no regard for other people, be it someone threatened with a knife, home owners or those lives put at risk by his dangerous driving.
“The judge imposed a lengthy sentence, underlining the severity of his offending and the impact his actions had on other people."
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