A disqualified driver who took over driving from his ill partner walked free from court after a judge heard that imprisonment would scupper IVF chances for the couple.
They would be taken off the waiting list for the fertility treatment which would greatly impact them, a court heard today. (Mon)
Thomas Morley was back in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court after breaching a suspended jail sentence order by committing more offences.
His barrister, Megan Cox, said that the breach involving driving while disqualified and without insurance and she explained it had been “a lapse of judgement”.
As well as explaining the IVF problem she pointed out that he had been making such good progress on the order that he had been selected to mentor young offenders.
The 32-year-old was keen to do such work and has done a number of probation courses since receiving an eight month suspended jail sentence for possessing cannabis with intent to supply, said Miss Cox.
Judge Charlotte Crangle said Morley had written a letter to the court explaining how disappointed he was with himself at finding himself back in the dock.
She said the latest offences occurred just three months after the order had been imposed but said she “bore in mind the circumstances in which you choose to get behind the wheel.”
As a result of his partner’s chronic fatigue while out driving “you took
the foolish decision to take over the driving…..as you know the sensible option would have been to get a taxi.
“I accept it was a spur of the moment decision and short lived driving but you knew you were disqualified and the courts take it very seriously.”
The judge said as he has been making good progress on the order “the public would be better served in allowing you to continue to make progress.”
She ordered him to carry out a total of 10 more rehabilitation days, imposed a two month curfew between 9 – 9 pm and imposed six points on his licence when he gets his licence back at the end of next year.
Morley, of Lander Close, Great Sankey, Warrington, had pleaded guilty to breaching the suspended prison sentence order and driving without insurance while disqualified.
Catherine Ellis, prosecuting, said Morley was driving along Fitzherbert Street in Warrington on March 22 this year when police became suspicious when they drew alongside and he kept looking at them.
Checks revealed that the vehicle was insured in a woman’s name and when they stopped and questioned him he admitted he was a disqualified driver and his passenger was the registered keeper.
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Hang him! What a load of garbage he knew what he was doing was wrong