A 32-year-old man who rammed a vehicle into a police car, almost striking his mother, has been jailed.
William Lee Foulkes, of Cae Derwen, Llanfair Talhaiarn, Conwy, known as Lee, admitted driving dangerously and driving whilst disqualified following the incident outside his home.
He also admitted possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply after he was found with a quantity of cocaine in Abergele in 2024, and having counterfeit £20 notes.
At Mold Crown Court on 5 August, Foulkes was jailed for a total of four years, including a three-year sentence for the drugs offence.
His mother, Helen Foulkes, 51, of Cae Derwen, Llanfair Talhairn, was also sentenced at Mold Crown Court on August 5 for resisting an officer in execution of duty. She was ordered to pay a £300 fine and another £200 in costs.
On 1 June, an officer located Foulkes outside his home driving a rented car he had taken out under another name, despite being banned from driving.
When he saw PC Daniel Darbey, Foulkes drove towards the police car, ramming into it multiple times.
In a bid to escape, Foulkes then reversed at speed into the police car, almost striking his mother who was stood in the road blocking the officer.
Foulkes made off from PC Darbey, causing more than £10,000 worth of damage to the police car.
Several address searches were carried out across multiple locations to locate Foulkes who was arrested by officers of the Priority Crime Team in Criccieth on 12 June, having taunted officers on social media days earlier.
PC Daniel Darbey of the Roads Crime Unit said: “Foulkes knew he shouldn’t have been behind the wheel and to evade police, he put members of the public at risk with his dangerous driving, as well as almost striking his own mother.
“His recklessness could easily have caused a serious injury or worse, including to his mother, and it is lucky that no one was hurt due to his dangerous behaviour.
“Those who are banned from driving are banned for good reason, and we will continue to pursue those who feel the rules do not apply to them and hold them to account.”
Detective Chief Inspector Simon Kneale added: “We make every effort to locate wanted people and bring them to justice to protect our communities.
“We remain committed to pursuing criminals like Foulkes by disrupting their activity and we encourage anyone who has information about drug dealing or criminality in their community to contact us so we can take positive action.
“I welcome this sentence that will see him behind bars for some time.”
