AN 'AGGRESSIVE and arrogant' driver who drove his white Range Rover at speeds of up to 130 miles per hour has been jailed.

Mohamed Ghaibeh, who lives in Queen's Park Avenue, Bournemouth, was seen weaving across lanes at high speeds along the M3 and M27 on June 22 last year.

He also undertook rows of vehicles and tailgated cars in front to force them out of his way.

Police patrolling in an unmarked car spotted the Range Rover, which has a personalised number plate featuring Ghaibeh's name, and began following it. An officer later said he was neither gaining on nor losing Ghaibeh's car when travelling at 130mph for more than a mile.

Ghaibeh was eventually stopped near junction one for the M27 westbound shortly before 8pm.

However, during a three-day trial at Portsmouth Crown Court earlier this year, barristers acting for the 29-year-old claimed police had stopped the wrong car - despite the distinctive number plate.

Jurors found the defendant guilty of dangerous driving after less than an hour of deliberations.

On April 11, Ghaibeh was sentenced to 12 months in prison and disqualified from driving for 18 months.

Judge David Melville QC described the defendant's driving as "aggressive" and "arrogant".

PC Kevin Pearson of Hampshire police's joint roads police unit said: “Ghaibeh’s driving was utterly reckless and could have easily caused a fatality that evening.

“Driving at such high speeds in such an irresponsible way meant that he would have had no time to react if something had suddenly got in his way.

“His actions would have also been quite frightening for any of the other motorists who he came speeding towards.

“Not only was he putting his life at risk, he was putting the lives of innocent roads users in jeopardy and there is never an excuse for that.”

“Even when he was stopped, in the car we had been following that had a registration plate bearing his own name, he still refused to take responsibility.

"It didn’t take the jury long to see through his denials.”