Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Double Amputee in High Speed Chase


A double amputee has been jailed after leading police on a high speed chase.

Ivor Legoff, 51, used modified broom handles on the peddles and was chased over 3000 miles at speeds of over 275 miles an hour!!

Traffic cop Ima Bhadriva told the court that Mr Legoff was seen driving his Ford Probe erratically and was asked to pull over but refused and sped off. The chase only ended after Mr Legoff lost control and the probe entered an overgrown bush.

Mr Legoff was asked by Officer Bhadriva whether he had been drinking, to which he replied "Can't you see I'm legless!!".

Two other amputees where in the vehicle at the time and both tried to stop Mr Legoff. Billy Noarms, 33, and Justha Tourso, 42, where thrown around in the back of the vehicle during the accident, but received no serious injuries.

In sentencing, Judge Sendijm Downe told Mr Legoff "Using brooms to control your vehicle could have caused harm to both yourself and innocent bystanders, a brick wedged with a block of wood would have been much better...and safer".

In addition to the 12 month sentence, Judge Downe banned Mr Legoff from driving "Until your legs grow back..."

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