Father and son duo Jack and Andrew Leggett have been sentenced after a drink-drive crash in Ryde ended with a police officer being assaulted.
Jack Leggett, 31, of Uplands Road in Cowes, and his father, Andrew Leggett, 54, of High Street in Wootton, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court earlier today (Friday).
Jack admitted a single count of drink driving, while Andrew admitted assaulting an emergency worker and resisting arrest.
All of the offences occurred following a road traffic collision on The Esplanade in Ryde on 30th May, as previously reported by Island Echo.
Jack was driving a Mitsubishi L200 pickup when it mounted the kerb, struck an exotic plant and rolled onto its side. He was treated for minor injuries at the scene before being arrested.
A breathalyser test at Newport Police Station revealed the 31-year-old was more than twice the legal drink-drive limit.
At today’s court hearing, Magistrates heard that Andrew was in Ryde that evening when he learned his son had been involved in the collision. As officers detained Jack, Andrew attempted to reach him, charging at and swinging towards a police officer, narrowly missing the constable’s face.
As officers moved to arrest him, the 54-year-old resisted and shouted expletives at those detaining him.
Defending both men, Jim Osborne said Jack had been dealing with ‘personal issues’ on the night in question, while Andrew was ‘ashamed’ of his actions and had simply ‘seen red’ when he was unable to help his son.
After retiring to consider their decision, Magistrates disqualified Jack from driving for 25 months. He was also fined £923 and ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £369 victim surcharge.
Andrew was fined £576 and ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £230 victim surcharge.
Plenty of people have personal issues but we don’t all
drink and drive.
All drink drivers need banging up and any Numpty who
attacks or trys to attack a police officer definitely needs banging up.
What an example to set to ones son.
54 years of age should know better, bring back national service
and people might learn to respect one and other.
Idiots, hopefully the truck is on the way to the scrap yard? Don’t drink and drive idiots!
Expensive night out.
Not expensive enough.
You dont breed rats from mice
Unfortunatly scummy people often breed scummy people and so it continues. If driver had killed someone would it still be just a ban and fine. Luck should not determine sentence. As when a stab victim does or doesn’t die through luck good or bad. Sentence should be the same for the aggresor.
You are spot on what you are saying
Riff Raff breeds Riff Raff.
Scummy parents bring up their children the same way.
I feel sorry for the children.
Personally I would have them banged up.
ANY DRINK OR DRUG DRIVERS NEED BANGING UP!
I cannot believe how lawless the country is thesedays.
The father is the same man that assaulted his neighbour because the neighbour asked him to turn the music down at 2am. https://www.islandecho.co.uk/latest-cases-at-the-isle-of-wight-magistrates-court-20th-february-24th-february-2023/
He was also accused of sexual assault and got away with that, The man is a nuisance and has lost the respect of everyone in Wootton. Fingers crossed he won’t appear at our Christmas dinner this year.