A man has received a custodial sentence after crashing his vehicle into a wall and hedge whilst subject to a driving ban and holding no insurance.
Thomas Williams, of Cristionydd in Penycae, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Tuesday afternoon via video link from HMP Berwyn.
The 38-year-old admitted driving whilst banned, driving without due care and attention and whilst uninsured, as well as failing to report an accident - all of which took place in Wrexham.
Prosecutor Joe Stephenson told the court that on January 15 this year, Williams was driving an Audi motor vehicle along Delph Road when he collided with a hedge and wall bordering a residence, as well as a telegraph pole.
The collision was heard by a resident, who came out to find the Audi badly damaged and with steam coming from under the bonnet.
Williams was standing, bent over and leaning into the vehicle through the driver's door.
The vehicle's windscreen was broken and Williams had blood dripping from his head.
He declined the offer of an ambulance being called, choosing instead to simply remove his bag from a rear passenger seat and walking off down the road.
On closer inspection, it was confirmed the collision had resulted in the hedge being 'completely torn from the ground' and a large part of the wall being damaged.
The resident of the affected property incurred costs in the region of £4,750 to rectify the damage.
Williams was linked to the crashed vehicle by forensic evidence.
Mr Stephenson said the defendant had "a history of motoring offences," most recently in April when he was handed a custodial term for driving whilst banned and without insurance.
Amy Rowley, defending, told the court her client had been going through "a troubled time" when he committed the offences, including a family bereavement which had affected his mental health.
She explained Williams is currently a serving prisoner, having been jailed by the Crown Court in February.
"He tells me he is improving himself," Ms Rowley said.
"He's working on addressing his mental health and has obtained a job in the servery."
Ms Rowley conceded however that given her client's current situation, the court's options as to sentence would be "limited."
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District Judge Gwyn Jones said: "Had this matter been dealt with by the Crown Court at Mold in February, or here in April, there's no doubt the sentencing Judge would have to have accounted for totality."
As such, the Judge imposed an 18 week overall custodial sentence to run concurrent to Williams' ongoing jail time - meaning it will not affect his release date, which the court heard is presently in January 2027.
Judge Jones added six months to Williams' outstanding 65 month driving ban making a new total ban of 71 months.
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