Drunk Driver's Desperate Escape Attempt Ends in Crash
A 30-year-old man has been jailed for 17 months after pleading guilty to dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, driving without a licence, and assaulting an emergency worker. Adam Ashton, of Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, narrowly avoided injuring pedestrians and officers when he sped through traffic lights at 90mph while extremely intoxicated. Dashcam footage reveals the moment Ashton drove into a dead end and crashed into planters in a garden used for sheltered accommodation.
Key Takeaways:
- Adam Ashton was driving at 90mph while extremely intoxicated, narrowly avoiding pedestrians and officers.
- Ashton was banned from driving following convictions for drink-driving and driving without a licence in May 2025.
- The court heard that Ashton refused to take breathalyser tests both in custody and at the roadside.
- Ashton pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, driving without a licence, and assaulting an emergency worker.
- Ashton was sentenced to 17-months in prison and banned from driving for four years.
- Ashton became violent and aggressive in custody, persistently trying to leave his cell.
- Ashton punched an officer to the right side of his face before being restrained.
- Ashton drove over a grass verge separating Herries Road and Crabtree Road before veering out of sight to the right, entering a dead end garden.
Statistics:
- 90mph: speed at which Ashton was driving while intoxicated.
- 11:30pm: time of the crash on August 1, 2025.
- 17 months: length of prison sentence given to Ashton.
- 4 years: length of driving ban imposed on Ashton.
- 1: number of pedestrians who narrowly avoided injury due to Ashton's reckless driving.
- 1: number of officers who were punched by Ashton.
Sources:
- https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/courts/adam-ashton-its-extremely-lucky-no-one-was-injured-drunk-driver-who-caused-double-sheffield-crash-told-5382225