A DANGEROUS moped rider who taunted Hillingdon officers with a jumper emblazoned with ‘CAN’T CATCH ME’ was sentenced to six months in jails for six counts of dangerous driving on Friday.

Jamie Simmonds, 21, used a camera on his helmet to record himself pulling wheelies and posted them to social media has also been disqualified from driving for two years.

Simmonds performed a wheelie for approximately 300 metres in front of an unmarked police car, in an attempt to provoke pursuit, parked on Long Lane, Hillingdon in May.

Officers attempted to stop his moped, which had no number plate, but Simmonds drove off at speed, jumping a red light onto a dual carriageway and forcing other motorists to swerve to avoid him.

Sergeant Liam Moore from Hillingdon Borough Police, said: "Footage from Simmonds own camera showed him putting other road users and pedestrians in danger and this helped convict him of dangerous driving.

"He did not think he would be caught as he did not display a number plate but he was far from correct. He will now spend his Christmas in prison whilst his moped will be crushed. 

"I hope this sentence is a deterrent to others who consider riding dangerously and a reminder that we don't need to stop you at the time for justice to be served."

Officers investigating the rider found videos from the helmet camera of him performing dangerous stunts around Hayes, West Drayton, Uxbridge and Harefield, posted on various social media accounts.

His distinctive jumper bearing the slogan ‘CAN’T CATCH ME’ was visible in a number of the videos and was found later when officers searched Simmonds’ house.

The moped, which was not insured and did not have an MOT, was found in a garden shed.
Simmonds pleaded guilty to six counts of dangerous driving.