Driver jailed after stealing car and ramming shopping centre
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 05:32 · Archive
Giriwa May was sentenced to four years and ten months after driving a stolen vehicle through Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne at up to 60km/h.
Giriwa May, 28, was jailed for four years and ten months in the County Court of Victoria after pleading guilty to reckless conduct endangering life, handling stolen goods, intentionally damaging property and exposing an emergency worker to risk.
May attended Northland Shopping Centre about 4pm on June 18 to purchase an item. When he returned to a stolen Toyota LandCruiser, an unmarked police car pulled up and an officer approached. May, using up to a gram of methamphetamine daily and 'fearful' of police, attempted to flee by reversing into the police car four times as the officer tried to smash the window open with his baton.
May then drove the vehicle into the shopping centre, reaching speeds of up to 50 or 60km/h as terrified shoppers attempted to escape. He drove straight through a children's playground midway through the centre. Judge Stuart Bayles said the incident was 'extremely serious', noting that May drove 'a stolen vehicle, at considerable speed, through a busy shopping centre in the middle of a weekday afternoon'.
How it is being reported
- Shocking CCTV of car racing through Northland Shopping Centre as Giriwa May jailed for rampageA meth-fuelled driver was captured on CCTV ploughing through a shopping centre in a high-speed attempt to flee police.Perth Now · 15 Oct, 05:05
- Shocking CCTV of car racing through Northland Shopping Centre as Giriwa May jailed for rampageA meth-fuelled driver was captured on CCTV ploughing through a shopping centre in a high-speed attempt to flee police.The West Australian · 15 Oct, 05:05
In this story: Giriwa May · Northland Shopping Centre · County Court of Victoria · Judge Stuart Bayles · Melbourne
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