Self-appointed ‘enforcer’ of good driving deliberately rammed ‘bad’ drivers at 130mph on busy highway while on drugs
A SELF-appointed ‘enforcer’ of good driving deliberately rammed ‘bad’ motorists while driving at 130mph on a busy motorway.
Gavin Bathurst-Shaw-Binning was high on it drugs when he crashed into the backs of nine cars in a 30-minute period of destruction.
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The BMW The 46-year-old driver was seen punching the air in a “triumphant victory” after his “pandemonium” in the M3.
Miraculously, no one was killed in the 48-kilometre disaster last June, but one driver remained in hospital with suspected back injuries.
The driver, the son of Lady Nora Kathleen Annesley and the grandson of Patrick Annesley – the 10th Earl of Annesley – has now been jailed for six years.
Prosecutor Jane Terry told the court: “He indicated he was targeting drivers whose standards are high the driving did not meet his expectations.
“He sees himself as a kind of enforcer of good driving behavior and only targeted those who he believed were driving poorly.”
Winchester crown Court heard that the boy had been drinking alcohol and taken cocaine and hemp when he got behind the wheel to buy cigarettes.
He entered the M3 and began cutting up and ramming drivers at high speed.
The carnage only ended when he collided with another car, causing it to spin on the road.
Undeterred, Bathurst-Shaw-Binning then got into another car and told the motorist to drive on, adding: “We have to go see Charlie.”
He then exited the vehicle and was arrested while hiding in the brush along the highway.
Two cars were written off in the disaster, while several others were damaged.
The highway also had to be closed for an hour, resulting in major delays.
After his arrest, Bathurst-Shaw-Binning told officers it was a “once in a lifetime moment” after “years of poor driving” from others.
He added: “I want to open everyone up to keep the outer lane clear”
Lee Toswill was rushed to Southampton General Hospital with severe whiplash and suspected back injury.
It is a miracle and a mercy that no one died.
Recorder by Winchester Angela Morris
In a victim impact statement he described Bathurst-Shaw-Binning as a “madman” and added: “I can’t believe he didn’t kill anyone.
“This incident has changed my life. I was a bubbly and outgoing person who ran my own pub.
‘I will never drive again. I can not do that sleep. I feel traumatized not only by the collision, but also by the fact that I was resuscitated.
“That was the scariest moment of my life.”
In addition to his prison sentence, Bathurst-Shaw-Binning was given an extended driving license period of three years and a driving ban of ten years.
Sentencing, Recorder of Winchester Angela Morris said: “You rammed vehicles. You side-swiped other vehicles, weaved at high speed between all three lanes and deliberately collided with other moving vehicles, some towards or into the crash barrier were shunted and generally caused pandemonium on a busy highway during rush hour.
“It is a miracle and a mercy that no one was killed.”