His First Date Ended With 5 Wrecked Police Cars

On the scale of "love at first sight" comes the tale of Mazyar Azarbonyad, who had a first date more along the lines of "high-speed cop chase ends very poorly." As the Guardian reports, the 20-year-old personal trainer was out on a first date on April 9, and was driving his date home when he was pulled over by cops in Newcastle, UK. The tale goes a little something like this:

• The initial problem: Azarbonyad was headed home in the early hours when a police officer pulled him over for excessive speed and broken taillights. When the officer approached, Azarbonyad said, "nah," and sped off, his date later told police.

• The secondary problem: Azarbonyad had a provisional license, only three driving lessons under his belt, and no insurance. He was fleeing at speeds of 120mph.
• The fallout: Five police cars were wrecked in the eventual "catastrophic collision" that sent seven cops to the hospital. One of the cars had the roof torn off, per Sky News.
• Why there's probably going to be no second date: Courtney Redfern says she told Azarbonyad multiple times to stop, according to barrister Jolyon Perks: "In her opinion, she thought he could have killed someone."
• The other fallout: Azarbonyad has now been sentenced to 14 months in jail, and a judge had this to say: "You should have been nowhere near the driving seat of any vehicle that night, let alone one such as a BMW X5, a large and powerful SUV."

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