Drunk Worcester man kicks police after crash on A4440

Thomas Edgar admitted to two charges of assault by beating an emergency worker (police officers) and failing to provide a specimen for analysis when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Thursday, (October 6). 

Eleanor Peart, prosecuting, said police were called to the A4440 in Worcester at midnight on September 13, discovering Edgar had crashed his car into a lamppost.

"The bumper was crumpled and hanging off," the prosecutor said. 

SENTENCED: Thomas Edgar has been sentenced by magistrates. Picture: Getty Images (Image: Getty)

"His speech was slurred and he smelt of intoxicants."

The prosecutor said Edgar admitted to police he had been driving, but when asked to give a roadside breath test he refused saying: "I won't be over the limit". 

Miss Peart said further attempts were made, an officer noting Edgar had not blown hard enough on the breathalyser equipment before saying "I want to be arrested". 

Edgar became verbally abusive and aggressive with officers, kneeing PC Shock in the groin area and kicking PC Allwood in the shin. 

The prosecutor added at the police station he had continued to be abusive and no evidential breathalyser sample was able to be obtained. 

COURT: Thomas Edgar appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court

David Bratt, defending Edgar, of Heather Close, Worcester, explained the 27-year-old had no intention of driving that night. 

"He had been at his girlfriend's," the solicitor said.

"He had a message about his grandfather going into hospital. He was rushing to get back.

"He panicked (after being stopped by police)."

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Mr Bratt said Edgar had not remembered the assaults or refusing to give the sample, but had accepted what he had done.

The solicitor added Edgar was a man of good character and had never been in trouble before.

Magistrates give Thomas Edgar a driving ban

Philip Newton, chairman of the magistrates bench, said although they could not determine how much he had drunk that night without the test the circumstances suggested a "high level of impairment".

Magistrates gave Edgar a 12-month community order requiring him to complete 120 hours unpaid work. 

Edgar was given a driving ban of 28 months and warned if he drives during that period he risks going to prison.

Edgar was told to pay compensation to both officers of £100 and costs of £185. Edgar's offer to pay the total, £385, at a rate of £5 per week was accepted by magistrates.