A JAIL sentence has been handed to a man for dangerous driving and child neglect on the M40.

Miley Connors, 37, was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years, at Oxford Crown Court on Friday (April 12).

At about 4.10pm on December 29, 2021, police received numerous calls from members of the public about a silver SUV going down the hard shoulder of the southbound carriageway of the M40 at over 100mph, swerving in between traffic.

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The vehicle was initially in Warwickshire before crossing into Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

The car then hit the central reservation on the Shabbington bend between junctions nine and 8A, causing it to spin and lose a tyre.

Connors continued driving to the overbridge near Worminghall where he got out and started urinating.

A child then got out of the car and ran away up by the embankment.

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Officers searched for Connors and the child, with support from the National Police Air Service, and they soon found them nearby. 

Connors, of Scant Road East, Hambrook, West Sussex, was also disqualified from driving for two years and he will need to pass an extended retest to get his licence back.

Oxford Mail: The M40 The M40 He was also ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work, 120 days of alcohol monitoring, and an accredited thinking skills programme within 20 days, as well as paying £3,000 in a fine and costs.