Exclusive:Watch van crash into house after police chase through Hampshire 'put lives at risk'
“This incident could have resulted in people being seriously injured or worse.”
This was the moment a “dangerous” police chase came to a dramatic end, as a van crashed into a house.
On May 20 last year, 30-year-old Nathan Moroncini stole a Mercedes Sprinter van, and took police on a high speed chase through Hampshire.
Officers pursued him along the M27, M3, and into Basingstoke, weaving through traffic and having near misses with other motorists.
The chase ended when Moroncini, of no fixed abode, crashed the van into the front of a house in Linseed Way, Basingstoke. He was arrested, and later charged with driving a motor vehicle dangerously, driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit and failing to provide specimen for analysis.
He was also charged with aggravated vehicle taking after he stole a Vauxhall Vivaro van from Knight Street in Basingstoke on May 12. The vehicle was later located and recovered nearby.
Moroncini pleaded guilty to all offences at Winchester Crown Court on Tuesday 11 August and was given a 20-month custodial sentence, suspended for two years.
He was also given a four-year driving ban and a 12-month drug rehabilitation order.
Police Staff Investigator Mike Field, from Basingstoke CID, said: “Nathan Moroncini’s actions were reckless and dangerous, and this incident could have resulted in people being seriously injured or worse.
“His behaviour that day put the lives of other motorists and pedestrians at risk and this will not be tolerated in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
“Those who choose to drive stolen vehicles and use our roads in this manner should expect to be pursued, arrested and put before the courts.”