Man changes plea on car chase charge
four Police cars will stand trial for three of the 15 counts against him in Magistrates' Court.
When John Anderson, 26, of Pembroke, appeared in Magistrates; Cout on Friday, he at first admitted three counts of driving an unlicensed and uninsured vehicle and driving in a dangerous manner along Cottage Hill Road, Hamilton Parish on December 20.
Prosecutor Sgt. Donald Grant said Anderson was driving a stolen red Mazda along North Shore Road when Police signalled him to stop.
He then accelerated to 80 kph, driving on the wrong side of the road and causing oncoming traffic to swerve.
But Anderson, who will be tried for the remaining 12 charges in Supreme Court, asked to reverse his dangerous driving plea to not guilty.
Senior Magistrate the Wor. William Francis agreed and set the matter down for trial in August.
