Uninsured motorist sped off and then ran from car in Antrim town
A motorist sped off in Antrim town and then ran from a vehicle and it emerged he had been uninsured - his fourth such offence.
Daniel Ian Hutton (37), of Greenview Way in Antrim, also did not have a driving licence on October 27 last year.
Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, was told police in an unmarked car saw the defendant in a vehicle.
Officers were aware he did not have a valid licence and they saw the vehicle "take off at speed" and 30 seconds later the Audi was found abandoned. The defendant was seen running off.
The court heard it was his fourth no insurance and fifth driving licence offence.
The defendant has been given a three months prison term, suspended for 18 months and was banned from driving for a year. There is also a £200 fine.