Man jailed for driving a car half a mile on railway track in Birmingham

Aaron O’Halloran’s ‘idiotic actions’ resulted in a 15-month sentence and delays on the line of up to eight hours

A man has been jailed for 15 months after driving a car half a mile down a railway track, causing passenger delays of up to eight hours.

Aaron O’Halloran’s “idiotic actions” on a stretch of track between Duddeston and Aston stations in Birmingham on 9 May, which were caught on CCTV, caused more than £23,000 worth of damage, British Transport Police (BTP) said.

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