A Hungarian truck driver, who spent his afternoon sipping homemade plum brandy and beers with other drivers while watching a Grand Prix before he terrorized motorists on a West Midlands motorway by driving his lorry on the wrong side of the M6 with his headlights turned off, has been jailed for eight months and barred from driving for three years.
The incident took place last month at 10.25pm down the northbound carriage of the M6 with driver Pal Korbely forcing dozens of motorists including a 56-seater bus to swerve out of the way in order to avoid a potentially fatal accident.
The 50-year-old father’s crazy ride was put to an end only after three truck drivers managed to form a barrier and push him on the hard shoulder of the M6 motorway.
According to the Birmingham Mail, Judge Paul Farrer QC told Korbely:
“You described your driving as being ‘dangerous to the max’ and you were right. This was a prolonged course of dangerous driving which presented danger to innocent motorists at the highest level.”
“You spent the afternoon drinking and then for reasons, I suspect will never be clear, you got into your lorry and you drove for 10 miles, at night, the wrong way up the M6 with your headlights off.”
“It is little more than good fortune nobody was killed or seriously injured. The public has good reason to be grateful for the actions of the three lorry drivers whose fast-thinking and bravery caused you to stop.”
The judge gave two of the truckers a £250 award out of public funds for their actions.
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