A man from High Wycombe was recently given a four-year jail sentence for dangerous driving.
Anthony Small, 52, was jailed for dangerous driving in late March 2025. Small had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving and one of perverting the course of justice. A two-year custodial sentence was given for each offence, to run consecutively, totalling four years. Small is also banned from driving for six years and must pass a driving test if he wishes to resume driving.
On 20th January 2022, Small was driving his BMW X5 along Hatter’s Lane in High Wycombe, a residential area with a 30mph speed limit. As he approached the roundabout at Hicks Farm Rise, CCTV footage recorded him reaching speeds above 70mph. He was witnessed driving on the wrong side of the road and overtaking other vehicles in a dangerous manner. As he approached the junction of Totteridge Road, he crossed to the other carriageway and collided with an oncoming Nissan Juke, which was then shunted back into a Ford Transit Van. A mother and her six-year-old daughter were both injured in the collision. The court heard that the mother’s injuries were life-changing, requiring long-term therapy.
Small left on foot before the police arrived at the scene, and when served with a Notice of Intended Prosecution, he claimed to have sold the vehicle two days prior to the accident. Small’s lies and failure to accept responsibility led to a lengthy police investigation and a charge of perverting the course of justice, significantly increasing his sentence.
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