A Hayes moped rider will spend his Christmas behind bars whilst his moped is crushed, says Hillingdon Police.
21-year-old Jamie Simmonds, of Normandy Drive in Hayes , was caught after posting videos of himself riding dangerously online.
He was sentenced to six months in jail for six counts of dangerous driving at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday, 13 November.
Simmonds pleaded guilty to all charges at an earlier hearing at the same court and has been disqualified from driving for two years.
The court heard how on Friday, 22 May officers were parked on Long Lane, Hillingdon , in an unmarked car when they saw a moped with no number plates and a camera mounted on the rider's helmet.
As the moped went passed them, the rider performed a wheelie for around 300 metres.
Flashing their blue lights, police try to stop him but he rode off at speed and jumped a red traffic light onto a dual carriageway, causing other motorists to swerve to avoid colliding with him.
The were forced to stop their pursuit because of his riding and he managed to escape arrest.
Officers from Hillingdon Partnership Tasking Team launched an investigation and identified Simmonds as the rider based on the description they had of the moped they saw that day.
They also identified a number of social media accounts which he was using to post images and videos of himself performing dangerous wheelies around the Hayes , West Drayton , Uxbridge and Harefield areas.
Simmonds could even be seen wearing a distinctive sweatshirt with the phrase "CAN'T CATCH ME" in some of the videos.
On Thursday, 25 June officers carried out a search warrant at Simmonds home address where they found the moped in a garden shed, as well as the distinctive sweatshirt and the helmet camera.
After viewing the camera, a number of videos of Simmonds riding dangerously including one of him deliberately driving dangerously in front of marked police vehicles to try and provoke a pursuit were found.
Following the police investigation, Simmonds was charged with six counts of dangerous driving in addition to using a vehicle with no insurance, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, driving without a valid MOT test certificate and driving without a registration mark correctly displayed.
Sergeant Liam Moore from Hillingdon Borough Police, said: "Footage from Simmonds own camera showed him putting other road users and pedestrians in danger and this helped convict him of dangerous driving.
"He did not think he would be caught as he did not display a number plate but he was far from correct. He will now spend his Christmas in prison whilst his moped will be crushed.
"I hope this sentence is a deterrent to others who consider riding dangerously and a reminder that we don't need to stop you at the time for justice to be served."
