Scarborough man sentenced for wheel-spin road damage

Image caption, Council work to resurface the road had only been completed a week before the damage was caused

A driver who caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a road by performing wheel spins has received a seven-month suspended jail sentence.

Anthony Hopcraft, 24, of Maple Drive, Scarborough, caused damage which cost 拢50,000 to repair to Royal Albert Drive in October.

The road in Scarborough was damaged during a weekend car meet-up.

Hopcraft pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and damaging property at York Crown Court.

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He was also banned from driving for two years, ordered to take an extended re-test, told to complete 160 hours of unpaid work and fined 拢750.

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Image caption, Royal Albert Drive runs along Scarborough's scenic North Bay

The damage to the road, which runs along the resort's North Bay, came a week after North Yorkshire County Council had resurfaced the road as part of 拢600,000 of improvements.

Emergency repair work had to rectify the damage caused by the wheel spins that had shredded part of the road's surface.

The county council said it "continues to pursue the individual for the cost of the repairs which was in the region of 拢50,000".