Drunk man, who plowed car into crowd outside pub as 'revenge' after girlfriend dumped him, gets 12 years in jail
A motorist who plowed into a crowd gathered outside a pub, injuring seven people in the process, is said to have sought "revenge". Now, dramatic video footage from the incident has gone viral across social media. According to Kent Online, 25-year-old James Bates got into a scuffle with bouncers and was subsequently "dragged out of the pub".
On November 24, 2017, Bates whipped his silver Vauxhall Corsa at the crowd at a speed of 33 miles per hour before crashing into and wrecking the front door of the antique Cinque Ports Arms, a 700-year-old pub in Littlestone, Kent. When asked by authorities why he rammed into the crowd, Bates said he was upset after being dumped by his girlfriend and was trying to kill himself. He also revealed that he snorted a line of Ketamine as soon as he got into his car, Daily Mail reports.
