Indian-origin teenager jailed in UK for crashing stolen Range Rover

“Watching the video of him driving the wrong way through the tunnel is very distressing as it seems inevitable that a fatal collision would happen. As well as the damage to the stolen vehicle and the van he collided with, Rathour also disrupted and delayed the journeys of thousands of people using Blackwall Tunnel on the day of the crash,” he said.

#WATCH | This is the moment a dangerous driver drove the wrong way through the Blackwall Tunnel.

18-year-old Johal Rathour has jailed after crashing into a van in August last year.

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“I am glad that he has faced justice for his actions and will not be able to drive on the roads of London for many years,” he added.

The court was told that Rathour caused GBP 80,000 of damage to the Mercedes van he crashed into and the stolen Range Rover he was driving. He also caused a total loss of revenues worth GBP 585,000 to Transport for London, due to the busy Blackwall Tunnel in east London having to be shut for more than two hours during rush hour.

Rathour ran away from the scene of the crash but was later arrested after police officers forensically identified him and tracked his mobile phone.

After he was charged with the offences of theft and dangerous driving, Rathour failed to attend court. He was subsequently tracked down and arrested by Met Police officers from the East Area Command Unit in January this year and has now ended in a custodial sentence.