An award-profitable farmer is struggling with jail just after he ploughed his 7.5-tonne tractor into a household GP’s car in the course of a highway rage row which began in excess of turning out of a driveway.

Andrew Hollinshead, 54, who was named ‘Green Farmer of the Year’ at the Northern Farmer Awards in 2016, rammed his auto into Dr Paul Uglow’s VW Tiguan right after ‘cutting him up’ at a highway junction.

Throughout the incident Dr Uglow, 48, followed Hollinshead back to his farmyard in Arclid close to Sandbach, Cheshire, only for the farmer to generate his tractor straight at him – and smash into the side of his car.

The VW sustained £13,000 worth of destruction although glass from the driver’s side window shattered in the influence causing a four-inch laceration in Dr Uglow’s arm.

At Crewe magistrates court docket Hollinshead, who received a slot on a BBC regional programme, was convicted of legal problems and assault occasioning genuine bodily damage soon after a trial. 

He will be sentenced later on but could deal with up to four years jail.

The incident happened on the occupied A534 at 6.20pm on July 11 final yr, when Dr Uglow, who runs a operation at Haslington health care centre in close proximity to Crewe, was driving household from function getting before gathered his 6-month-old puppy.

Prosecutor Simon Leong explained: ‘Dr Uglow observed a tractor pull out on the right in front of him triggering him to make an emergency stop. The tractor stopped and its driver gave a center finger salute to Dr Uglow.

‘Dr Uglow then produced the selection to adhere to the tractor as he wished to communicate to the driver about what occurred. 

‘At the defendant’s farm he rolled down the window, saying “Can I have a phrase make sure you?” But the driver of the tractor who was about 50 yards away across the yard went straight in his route and rammed straight into the driver’s facet of the vehicle where by Dr Uglow was sitting in the driver seat.

‘He was making use of the accelerator at the time and it brought about the automobile door to bend and the driver’s side window to shatter, causing glass to fall on Dr Uglow, who experienced a slight injury to his appropriate arm which was bleeding. 

‘The defendant then received out of the tractor and claimed “I will convey to the law enforcement you pulled out in front of me.” He got back into his tractor and drove absent.’

Describing currently being ‘cut up’ by Hollinshead, Dr Uglow told the hearing: ‘ I had to swerve really hard to my still left to stay clear of a collision with him. I hit the side embankment quite tricky, producing problems to the two alloy wheels. 

 ‘By the time I stopped the tractor had finished his manoeuvre and I could see the driver remonstrating, indicating what I understood to be obscenities. He was stating ‘F*** off?’, ‘You are a w*****r’, ‘P**s off.’ I study his lips.’

Following then determining to observe Hollinshead house to ‘exchange facts in a civil fashion’ considering that his auto was destroyed, the farmer ‘drove throughout the compound’ straight into Dr Uglow’s doorway. 

‘There is no interaction. I could not even consider about acquiring out and speaking to him and expressing “Let us sort this out”,’ Dr Uglow reported.

‘He drove straight into me. The tractor hit the entrance driver’s side wheel arch and the driver’s doorway. On the entrance of the tractor was a box and a few of spiky items on it. He used that to hit my automobile.’

The medical professional described listening to a crumpling seem of metallic as the door and steel construction of the car or truck was bending and also a peculiar cracking audio right before the side window broke showering him with glass. 

‘He kept pushing in opposition to the vehicle for what appeared like a prolonged time. He retained pushing and the crumpling sound went on for very a little although.’

The court docket was performed a recording of a 999 simply call in which Dr Uglow was read to say that he had been deliberately rammed and experienced a slash on his arm. 

Following Hollinshead still left the scene, he instructed the operator that he was ‘shaking like a leaf’ and that the tractor driver was ‘an absolute animal’.

The courtroom was demonstrated photos of the problems to the motor vehicle which integrated the bonnet, the windscreen, the front wheel arch, headlight, doorway and facet window. The doorway had a significant sq. shaped gap in close proximity to the handle.

In his evidence, Hollinshead – who is also a parish councillor – stated he had lived at the farm for 51 yrs, experienced been driving tractors considering the fact that the age of 16, and drives up that area of the A534 as many as 30 or 40 instances a day. 

He explained he pulled out of his driveway as he has usually done and Dr Uglow came racing up from guiding him.

When the medical doctor arrived at his home he said he saw the medical professional ‘coming at wonderful speed’ down the driveway and ‘flying into our yard’.

‘He drove the auto at speed straight in entrance of my tractor,’ he mentioned, ‘At which issue I slammed the brakes and we ended up having a bit of a collision. I revved the tractor up to again it off. I did hear a bit of a crumpling sound but I experienced to again the tractor off. I backed it away by 10 or 20m.

‘I got out of the tractor to go and talk to Dr Uglow. I could hear him phoning and shouting to anyone. All I could listen to was ‘He’s coming above to assault me.’ I shouted by means of the window ‘I’m not likely to assault him, I’m not likely to contact him.’

In convicting Hollinshead JP Frances Miller told him: ‘We accept the evidence of Dr Uglow. We considered his proof was clear and concise and constant when he was cross examined. 

‘Photos of the hurt of the automobile showed the puncture hole in the driver’s facet door and the other problems. We settle for the proof of the 999 get in touch with.

‘It is not credible that a automobile proprietor would place his vehicle in front of a shifting 7 and a half ton vehicle with the driver facet upcoming to the car or truck.’