Jail for trucker who tried to evade justice

Chris Tindall
November 6, 2023

An HGV driver who ploughed into a police patrol vehicle on the A1, forcing officers to jump to safety, has been jailed for 16 months.

John Wickson, 55, did not stop after colliding with a police car and continued up the northbound carriageway for more than 8 miles before being pulled over and arrested. However, he failed to appear at Nottingham Crown Court for sentencing and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Wickson was eventually caught by officers in Sheffield earlier this year on other matters and arrested.

Nottinghamshire Police said they were called to the A1 near North Muskham at around 2am on 26 October 2017 after reports of an oil spill.

They found a broken-down vehicle on a flyover bridge and so they brought traffic to a standstill by parking the patrol across lane one.

The force said traffic safely passed in lane two and officers were walking back to their vehicle after placing cones when Wickson’s lorry came straight at them. Both officers had to jump over a safety barrier to avoid being hit by the HGV, which then crashed into the offside of the car and showered both officers in glass and broken vehicle parts. Sergeant Rob Harrison said: “The standard of driving displayed by Wickson that night was appalling.”

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Chris Tindall

Chris Tindall started writing for the haulage and logistics industry in 2002 and has covered a broad range of significant issues, including GPS jamming by criminals, platooning and Brexit.

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