Dashcam footage revealed the moment police officers repeatedly rammed a road menace grandad who dubbed himself ‘Mad Kenny’ before arresting him. 

Kenneth Davison, 61, told officers on the phone that he was going to cause carnage on Coast Road, Tyneside, during rush hour on April 8 this year. 

He called himself ‘Mad Kenny’ while speaking to a 999 call handler before advising that the road be shut as he was going to reach speeds of 160mph and ‘go bang’. 

Davison later told officers that he intended to ‘end it all’ – and revealed his vehicle registration so they could begin a chase. 

The grandad’s blue Audi S3 was tracked down near Battle Hill weaving in and out of lanes, leaving the police car little choice but to initiate ‘tactical contact’.

But after having his car rammed, Davison continued speeding at 120mph in a 50mph zone and began slamming on his brakes to send plumes of smoke billowing from the back of his vehicle. 

In footage released this week, the 61-year-old is seen brazenly waving his arm out the window of the driver’s seat while swerving across a motorway. 

The road rampage then continued onto Billy Mill roundabout, where Davison forced his way through traffic halted at a red light. In the process, he damaged the car of a doctor who was on his way to hospital.

Dashcam footage revealed the moment police officers repeatedly rammed a road menace grandad who dubbed himself ‘Mad Kenny’ before arresting him

In the footage, 61-year-old Kenneth Davison is seen frantically waving his arms out the window of his vehicle as police track him down

At one point the grandad veered off-road onto a grass bank to avoid the police cars

Davison was sentenced to 14 months in jail suspended for 18 months with 150 hours of unpaid work and an alcohol monitoring requirement for 120 days

Officers later managed to ram Davison’s car again but he sped off – rendering the police’s vehicle out of use in the process. Its driver also suffered shoulder pain.

But, still, Davison failed to stop. He proceeded to zoom away in the opposite direction before another cop car gave chase. 

Davison accelerated to a speed of 120mph before reaching traffic lights, where he mounted a grass mound to avoid coming to a stop. 

After another officer joined the pursuit, the Audi S3 survived a third – and fourth – ramming before the six-minute chase finally came to a close when Davison crashed into a barrier. 

An empty bottle of vodka was found in the grandad’s vehicle, which was left badly damaged, and Davison was seemingly under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He appeared to have taken cocaine. 

The road menace claimed in an interview with police that he intended to take his own life after being sacked by his employer. He said he wanted the officers to help him end his life.

Davison was sentenced to 14 months in jail suspended for 18 months with 150 hours of unpaid work and an alcohol monitoring requirement for 120 days. He was also banned from driving for 30 months. 

Judge Penny Moreland said: ‘This was 8am at the time when 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.’

Davison’s defence said that his client was both a father and grandfather. 

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