A drunk and drugged father who stole a 24-tonne bulldozer from his work and took it on a three-hour wrecking spree has been jailed for 18 months.
Darren Coffey, 41, hijacked the enormous machine with the intention of targeting a motor repair shop in Wolverhampton on November 8 last year, after an argument with the business.
He brought havoc to the local roads and inflicted at least £8,000 worth of damage, and only came to a stop after smashing into a Royal Mail lorry strategically positioned by police.
Coffey admitted the charges against him, which included dangerous driving and criminal damage, and sobbed
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