Speeding driver, 29, who went to ‘crazy’ lengths to avoid justice, including creating a false identity and forging receipts, is jailed

A speeding driver who forged documents and made up false identities in attempts to fool police has been jailed.

29-year-old Harrison Randall is said to have taken ‘crazy’ measures to avoid prosecution after he was caught driving 170 km/h on the highway, according to a judge.

When he was sent away for twelve months, Randall was told by the judge that his sentence would have been much less severe if he had been honest from the start.

The car, owned by Randall, was recorded zooming along the M27 near Southampton at 105mph in November 2023, Southampton Crown Court heard.

Prosecutors said Randall received a letter from police, but he returned it under the name Markus Augustine, who he claimed was driving the car at the time.

The police investigated, but found that there was no information about the person.

When his lie was compromised, Randall changed his story and claimed his car had been in a garage at the time, so he couldn’t have been driving.

He backed this up with a forged email receipt from DNA Autos, in which another fake person took responsibility for any damage or speeding violations.

Harrison Randall, 29, went to ‘crazy’ lengths to avoid prosecution after being caught driving 105mph but is now in jail

However, the clumsy driver marked the receipt as coming from a location where DNA Autos does not operate.

Randall is currently serving a four-year prison sentence at HMP Aylesbury for his part in a criminal gang that targeted co-ops and burglaries across the country, stealing £450,000 in cash.

He has three convictions for eight offences, including driving offences.

David Gottlieb, mitigating, said: “He accepts this is a very serious crime.

“We have seen a positive change in him and he is determined to make positive changes in his life.”

Judge Gary Lucie said: “He has a disturbing record of driving offences. They’re pretty much on everything he has.”

“It’s insane what he did as a result,” the judge added.

Randall, who was charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice and two charges of using a false instrument with intent that it would be accepted as genuine, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, which will be added to his current sentence.

He will also be banned from driving for 26 months, so that he will be disqualified for at least another eight months upon his release.

After the sentencing, police investigator Paul Harrison said: ‘Harrison Randall repeatedly lied and attempted to mislead police and the courts in order to avoid punishment for a speeding offence.

‘His deception has caught up with him and he has now been jailed for his actions, with the judge pointing out that had he accepted his involvement in the speeding offense from the start he would have received a much less severe sentence.

‘Dangerous driving habits such as speeding are taken seriously by the police to ensure the safety of road users.

“However, let this be a warning to those who choose to lie and deceive the criminal justice system that you could face a criminal record and a prison sentence.”