Albany man jailed, fined and disqualified from driving for high-speed police chase & assault

An Albany man will spend time behind bars after leading police on a high-speed chase and assaulting a pregnant woman. Corey Wayne Martin, 25, appeared in Albany Magistrate’s Court last Thursday for sentencing after pleading guilty in September to a string of charges including assault and reckless driving to escape a police pursuit. Martin will spend eight months behind bars. He was fined a total of $2300 and disqualified from driving for two years. In September, the court was told that on October 29, Martin was speeding on a motorcycle on South Coast Highway. The prosecution said he failed to stop for police, leading to a pursuit which lasted three minutes over 6km. The pursuit was abandoned after police reached speeds of 140km/h, the court was told. On December 11, at the corner of South Coast Highway and Le Grand Avenue in Orana, Martin assaulted a seven-months pregnant woman with whom he was in a relationship at the time, the court was told. In a separate incident on April 16 this year, Martin was captured on CCTV footage tagging a wall at the Spencer Park Shopping Centre, the court heard. In her sentencing remarks, Magistrate Raelene Johnston said reckless driving to escape police was the most serious charge he faced. It carries a mandatory six-month prison sentence. “It wasn’t a prolonged pursuit but long enough to cause concern that police had to abort,” she said. “I’ve seen the footage and you passed several cars. It’s fortunate for you and these cars that they pulled aside. “Your speed was significant. “It put others’ lives at risk including yourself, given the vehicle you were using. “In terms of the graffiti, you’re too old to be doing things like that.”