Wigan dangerous driver, 19, spared jail

A teen who drove dangerously through Wigan streets has been given a year-long ban and suspended jail sentence.

Charlie Brogan, 19, of Glebe End Street, had also already pleaded guilty to driving the Vauxhall Corsa on Mesnes Road, Swinley Lane and Swinley Road last September 25 when uninsured and without a licence. A Bolton judge gave him a six-month prison term, suspended for two years, the disqualification and ordered him to complete 30 days’ rehab activities.

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