An irritated tractor driver has been banned from the roads and fined after a dangerous undertaking before veering over a central reservation.
Cops slammed him, but joked it wasn’t Jeremy Clarkson, his former farm hand, Kaleb Cooper.
The driver of the fully laden red Massey Ferguson tractor was, in fact, called Jack Hesketh.
The 30-year-old gestured for the driver of a car in front to hurry up.
He then sped up to undertake, but was going too fast and went over into the opposite lane of the A59, in Person, Lancashire.
Pallets came off and fell into the path of vehicles going the other way.
The shocking driving was captured on the dash cam over a car in front of Hesketh, of Skip Lane, in nearby Hutton
He said he was just trying to get home quickly, but admitted to dangerous driving on 6 June.
Hesketh was disqualified from driving for a year and will have to take an extended driving test before being allowed to drive again.
He was also fined £1,066 and ordered to pay £501 in court costs and a victim surcharge.”
A Lancashire Police spokesperson said: “No, it’s not Jeremy Clarkson or Kaleb Cooper on their way to the Diddly Squat Farm Shop.
“Or to harvest the wheat before Charlie tells them it’s too late.
“It’s actually Jack Hesketh, driving a Massey Ferguson tractor dangerously through the centre of Preston.”
Hesketh careered his fully laden tractor along the A59, waving his arms around as a signal to the driver in front to hurry up, as reported on Need To Know.
“He then revved it up a notch to undertake, before veering across the path of the car, where his trailer then mounted the central reservation.
“As it did, his cargo of empty pallets came loose and fell into the opposite carriageway and terrifyingly, into the path of other, oncoming vehicles.”
They added: “Unfortunately for Jack, the whole escapade was caught on the dashcam of the car in front and he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, saying he was ‘traffic dodging’ and ‘just wanted to get home.’
“As a result of his impatience, sheer recklessness and pure selfishness, he was disqualified from driving for 12 months and will have to take an extended driving test before being allowed to drive again.
“He was also fined £1,066 and ordered to pay £501 in court costs and a victim surcharge.
“If you see someone driving dangerously or attempting their own version of wacky races, always call 999.”
Local Darren Sanders joked: “When a tractor is overtaking you, then you need to start catching the bus.”
Jonathan Thomson added: “Pretty much how the tractors drive through our village.”
Michelle Louise said: “It’s worrying how many people think the tractor man was not in the wrong.”
Former Top Gear host Clarkson, 65, owns Diddly Squat Farm near Chipping Norton, Oxon.
It is featured on his Amazon documentary Clarkson’s Farm.
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