Teenager sentenced for driving with friends on car bonnet

CCTV footage of two people clinging to the bonnet of a moving car - apparently hanging on by the windscreen wipers - as the driver used her mobile has been condemned by police as "completely unacceptable". The clip was released by Northumbria Police following the conviction of Katie Bough for dangerous driving while using a phone.



The 19-year-old was given a six-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months and given a 12-month supervision order, police said. She was also banned from driving for 15 months and ordered to pay £80 costs by Gateshead magistrates after admitting the offence.

Officers found Bough, of Chowdene Bank, Low Fell, Gateshead, driving her Ford Fiesta in Team Valley on the night of Sunday April 8. Chief Inspector Sarah Pitt said: "This woman's actions are completely unacceptable.


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"Those involved are lucky there were no serious injuries. Behaviour like this will not be tolerated and anyone who may think otherwise will be caught and face the consequences of their actions. This woman now has a criminal record which will inevitably affect her life which she may well regret for a long time."