A young man has confessed to reckless driving following a significant incident in northeast England.
Mazyar Azarbonyad, aged twenty and residing on Syliva Terrace in Stanley, County Durham, faced charges before Newcastle Magistrates’ Court earlier this month. He acknowledged multiple offenses related to the event.
““I acknowledge my responsibility for the events that transpired,”” Mr. Azarbonyad stated during proceedings. The incident occurred while he was escorting a woman on her initial encounter with him.
The confrontation unfolded as police were pursuing a BMW along the A1, near the boundary of Gateshead and Newcastle, at approximately 2:30 AM on April 9th. According to reports, the car was carrying this unnamed passenger who was in the midst of her first date with Azarbonyad.
Specifically, Mr. Azarbonyad admitted to several violations, including operating a vehicle without insurance or a valid license immediately following the collision. He also pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and failing to obey police instructions on the night of April 9th.
Prior to his court appearance, Azarbonyad had been released on bail with specific restrictions. However, he continued to drive repeatedly over subsequent weeks. Notably, he drove a Hyundai i10 to his employment as a personal trainer in Newcastle’s city centre, despite being under strict conditions forbidding driving activity.
Investigators confirmed that this disregard for the court order occurred on four separate occasions. The circumstances of the initial pursuit and resulting crash involved five police vehicles and resulted in injuries to seven officers. Mr. Azarbonyad migrated to the United Kingdom around 2020 from Iran.
