A teenager arrested in connection with a police chase in Southampton and Sandys yesterday was bailed in Magistrates’ Court this morning.

Kinn Crippen, 19, of Southampton, pleaded not guilty to failing to stop for police, dangerous driving, assaulting two police officers, violently resisting arrest and wilfully damaging a police motorcycle.

But he admitted driving an unlicensed and uninsured motorcycle.

Prosecutor Susan Mulligan told the court that Mr Crippen was allegedly observed travelling west at high speed on Middle Road, Southampton, by police officers stationed on Homestead Lane.

She said that when Mr Crippen failed to stop, police officers pursued him on to South Whale Estate.

At Morrison Place, a dead end, Mr Crippen circled the roundabout and headed back towards Middle Road.

It was at this point that he clipped a police officer, who stood in the middle of the road in an attempt to force Mr Crippen to stop.

Mr Crippen allegedly drove straight at the officer, who had to jump out of his way, and continued at high speed on to Lukes Pond Road, Wadson’s Farm land, the Railway Trail and Middle Road.

Mr Crippen then allegedly turned right on Tribe Road No 5 and struck the front wheel of a police motorcycle before heading further west on the Railway Trail.

He is then alleged to have turned left on to Overplus Lane, where he struck the front wheel of a second motorcycle before colliding head-on with a third — bringing the chase to an end.

Ms Mulligan said that Mr Crippen allegedly tried to run away and jump over a wall, but was wrestled to the ground and struck with a Taser.

She added that he told officers he fled because he knew he had warrants for outstanding fines.

Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo fined Mr Crippen $450 for driving an unlicensed motorcycle, $3,000 for not having insurance and banned him from driving all vehicles for six months.

Mr Tokunbo also ordered him to pay his outstanding fines of more than $3,000 today or face three months in prison.

“He is a prolific traffic offender, a danger to himself, the public and the Police,” Mr Tokunbo said.

He then granted bail at $10,000 with a like surety on the condition that Mr Crippen wear an electronic monitoring device.

A trial date was set for March 31.

• Also in Magistrates’ Court this morning, a 50-year-old man was fined $1,000 for attempting to steal a bus token vault.

Wyman Minks, of Hamilton Parish, pleaded guilty to the offence, which occurred in St George’s on January 8.

Ms Mulligan told the court that a bus driver saw Minks standing over the vault and shaking it.

She added that when police officers located Minks on Old Military Road, St George’s, he appeared to be impaired.

When asked if he had anything to say, Minks said: “I can’t say too much about it.”

Mr Tokunbo said: “You were hot — not as in heat, but as in liquid hot.”

Minks replied: “Yeah, and I apologise for that.”

Mr Tokunbo told Minks to pay the $1,000 fine by February 27 or he would face 100 days in prison.