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Portsmouth Car Meet Driver Gets Suspended Jail Term and Yearlong Ban

Hampshire police frame the sentencing as part of a crackdown that has dealt with more than 200 offences since August.

Overview

  • Police-released video shows a pink BMW drifting around a Portfield Road roundabout in Portsmouth on December 28, 2024, with crowds standing close by.
  • Investigators identified the driver as 23-year-old Daniel Broomfield of Ticonderoga Gardens, Southampton, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.
  • Broomfield received a 27-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, a 12-month driving disqualification, unpaid work and a rehabilitation requirement.
  • The wider campaign has recorded more than £13,000 in fines, 69 penalty points, 76 fixed-penalty notices, four disqualifications and 54 prosecutions since August, with other recent convictions including Mohammed Junaid Syed and Christopher Tombs.
  • Sgt James Hall said officers will continue to pursue prosecutions to deter groups taking over public roads and car parks.