A man on the run for six years for a dangerous driving offence was caught through a criminal record check conducted by his prospective job. In 2004, Charndeep Dayal admitted to dangerous driving, driving without a licenseor insurance, and avoiding penalty by giving the police false identity details and failing to answer his bail. Dayal failed to stop for the police after running a red light at a pedestrian crossing and eventually collided with a park car. He then gave officers his brother’s name, date of birth and address in Essex and was released on bail. He failed to attend at court and when police questioned his brother, they realized he was not the culprit. Dayal was given a 48-week jail sentence, banned from driving for three years, will have to do 250 hours of unpaid work, was placed on a three-month curfew, and ordered to pay £1,000 in costs.
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