Man may be disqualified over road rage chase
A 46-year-old man followed a woman for 17km as she drove on North Canterbury roads after she flashed her lights because his headlamps were on full beam.
Christchurch District Court Judge Tom Gilbert today warned Michael Dean Teague he may face disqualification from driving after he admitted a charge of intimidation.
The judge said Teague was “potentially in the gun for disqualification” because it would be allowed on that charge under the Sentencing Act, when he remanded him at large for sentencing on July 15.
A restorative justice meeting with the woman may be held during the remand.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Mark Berryman said that about 10.20pm on April 8, Teague was driving his Mitsubishi Outlander on Glasnevin Road, Amberley.
The woman flashed her lights because Teague’s lights were on high beam and he then braked heavily, did a U-turn and accelerated hard up behind her car.
His vehicle was so close that all she could see in her mirror was the bonnet of his vehicle.
He kept on tailgating the victim for about 3km, while she became frightened and phoned the police.
Teague continued to follow her into Waipara township, where she turned into a dead end street.
She drove to the end of the street, turned around and stopped. Teague stopped in the middle of the road about 30m away with his lights on full beam.
The woman managed to get past him and drove back to State Highway 1 where she drove to Amberley with Teague still chasing her.
The woman stopped outside the Z service station and Teague turned onto another street and drove away. The woman went to a friend’s house and waited for the police
Police estimated he had chased her for about 17km during the incident.
When police interviewed him, Teague denied any knowledge of the incident. He has no previous convictions.
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