Heart-stopping moment police repeatedly ram driver ‘Mad Kenny’ in 125mph chase as he raced through traffic

THIS is the heart-stopping moment police repeatedly ram a road menace grandad during a 125mph chase as he raced through traffic. Kenneth Davison, 61, called the cops at 8am on April 8 this year and told the 999 call handler he was “Mad Kenny”. Kenneth Davison’ Audi S3 eventually came to a stop after it crashed and ended up wedged over a crash barrier Credit: Northumbria Police Davison, who called himself ‘Mad Kenny’, warned cops what he intended to do Credit: Northumbria Police He asked to speak to the officer in charge, saying he was going to cause carnage on the Coast Road. He warned the road needed to be closed as he was going to drive at 160mph and “go bang”. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Davison added he would “end it all” and needed the road closed so no one else got hurt. Several police cars were dispatched once Davison had revealed the make and registration of his vehicle. Davison reached speed of 125mph during the six-minute police chase Credit: Northumbria Police Cops rammed the car several times but failed to bring the vehicle to a halt Credit: Northumbria Police An officer spotted the Audi S3 near Battle Hill, North Tyneside, with its hazard warning lights on and weaving between lanes, causing other drivers to slow down in order to avoid him A police car set off in pursuit and made “tactical contact” but it failed to stop the car and Davison continued to drive dangerously. He sped off at more than 100mph in a 50mph zone. Davison then started to break heavily, causing his car to pump out large clouds of smoke, causing a danger to both the pursuing officer and other road users due to poor visibility. Most read in The Sun As Davison breaked heavily, his car pumped out clouds of smoke, making visibility dangerous for the cops Credit: Northumbria Police Officers forced the Audi up an embankment but the driver kept going Credit: Northumbria Police Cops once again made contact with Davison’s car but he made hand gestures at them through his window, then driving off at more than 125mph. He forced his way through traffic near Billy Mill roundabout, forcing his way through the traffic sitting at a red light. In the process he damaged a doctor’s car who was on their way to work at a hospital. Police then made contact with the vehicle for a third time but once again this failed to stop Davison, who carried on after making more hand gestures to the cops. The police car was now out of use due to the damage it had suffered and the police driver suffered pain to his hand and shoulder from the collisions. Davison then started driving in the opposite direction along the Coast Road and a second cop car gave chase. He hit 120mph before Davison took the slip road to Silverlink, mounting a grass verge to avoid a queue of traffic. A PC once again made contact with the car as Davison approached the turn off for the A19 but this also failed to bring the Audi to a halt. A third officer then joined the pursuit, positioning his car to try to prevent Davison from joining the A19. “Tactical contact” was made one again and once again it failed to stop Davison and he started driving towards the entry slip road back onto the Coast Road. You're Not Alone EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide It doesn’t discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society – from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers. It’s the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes. And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women. Yet it’s rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now. If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support: CALM, www.thecalmzone.net, 0800 585 858 Heads Together,www.headstogether.org.uk HUMEN www.wearehumen.org Mind, www.mind.org.uk, 0300 123 3393 Papyrus, www.papyrus-uk.org, 0800 068 41 41 Samaritans,www.samaritans.org, 116 123 Police then rammed him again, pushing him up the embankment on the slip road. But despite Davison’s car now being badly damaged, he kept on driving. The pursuit then eventually came to an end when Davison crashed just after the slip road for Battle Hill and his vehicle ended up wedged over a crash barrier. The entire pursuit lasted some six minutes and the Audi was left badly damaged and the air bags had been set off. Cops found an empty bottle of vodka in Davison’s car and he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. There was a strong smell of alcohol and he was grinding his teeth and had white residue around his lips. He also appeared to be having hallucinations. Davison claimed he had taken cocaine. During his police interview, he claimed he had been intending to take his ow life, thinking he was going to be sacked by his employer. He added he wanted the cops to help him end his life. In his court appearance, Davison, from Newcastle, who has 17 previous convictions, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop after an accident and failing to provide a specimen. He was sentenced to 14 months suspended for 18 months with 150 hours unpaid work, an alcohol abstinence monitoring requirement for 120 days and was banned from driving for 30 months. Judge Penny Moreland said he had driven at “enormous speed,” adding: “This was 8am at a time when the Coast Road was busy with people driving to work. “A number of people must have been frightened of you and inconvenienced by what you did. “You had an utter disregard for the risk of danger to others.” Defending Davison, Jennifer Coxon said Davison had children and grandchildren. She said: “It was an awful incident of dangerous driving and he is lucky he didn’t hurt somebody else or himself.” The court also heard he had been suffering from an “adjustment disorder” due to not coping with things at work.