Dad's 'moment of madness' chasing burglars ruined his life and cost him unborn child

03.12.2022 - 23:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk

A dad who chased burglars in his motor has told how his "moment of madness" ruined his life after he ended up in prison. Adam White said his decision to drive after the intruders cost him his £60k-a-year job, his freedom and, most tragically, his unborn child.

Adam, 34, said he will regret what he did for the rest of his life, adding: "It was a moment of ­madness. Thank God no one died. I have paid a high price.” Adam spend £50,000 on legal fees before being convicted at Luton Crown Court of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and ­sentenced to 22 months in January, reports the Mirror.

Adam, who had no previous convictions, lost control of his car and would-be the house-breakers, Taylor Benford and Ryan Paul, ended up in hospital after coming off their stolen motorbike. Speaking to The Sunday People about his prison nightmare, Adam said: “The first week was so hard, I couldn’t stop crying.”

He said he tried to write to wife Lindsay but couldn’t because his “eyes were so full of tears. Explaining, he said: “I got through it by thinking about getting home to my kids. I had two other people in my cell and I felt cockroaches scurrying over my bed covers at night. We were all sharing one toilet, it was degrading. I hated it.

“My worst moment was when a cellmate went crazy and smashed the place up. He ripped off the toilet seat and threw it at the guards. He also threw the TV at them. I was sat in the corner of the cell thinking he was going to attack me. He also started self-harming, slicing his arms with a razor blade.

"I also saw fights inside. I was stood at my cell door and saw two guys swinging at each other down the landing. There was a kettle on the floor. They had put fabric softener in the kettle and boiled