Dangerous driver admits guilt

A Leigh man has finally admitted driving dangerously a car that had been unlawfully taken.
By Post reporter
Published 26th May 2021, 11:15 BST
Updated 26th May 2021, 11:16 BST
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Kyle Atkinson, 28, of Wigan Road, had initially denied taking a BMW 20D without the owner’s consent then driving it at lethal speeds on Nel Pan Lane last August 21. But on appearing before a Bolton judge he changed his pleas. He will be sentenced on June 18 before which he receives an interim driving ban.

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