A driver who narrowly missed a woman pushing a buggy over a zebra crossing has become the first to get a suspended prison sentence - thanks to the work of the West Midlands Police dashcam review team.<br />The motorist was filmed driving on the wrong side of the road and over the white lines after the woman had already started crossing.<br />Another motorist caught the near miss, which happened on Yardley Wood Road, Billesley, on camera and sent it to the police. <br />The driver was summonsed to court, where they admitted dangerous driving. They were jailed for 24 weeks, suspended for a year, and banned from driving for a year.<br />They were fined £400 and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work. <br />Police released the footage today (December 30), along with a clip of a driver performing a U-turn on the Aston Expressway, and another driver heading down a shared-use route for pedestrians and cyclists and straight into the path of a girl on a skateboard. She’s seen throwing her arms up in disbelief as the driver passes her with inches to spare.
