A dangerous driver who overtook an ambulance and purposefully blocked its path has been sentenced to eight months in prison.

Albert Butler, 38, of Reading, was seen in dashcam footage driving in front of the emergency vehicle before breaking and deliberately driving slowly to obstruct it in Maidenhead.

The NHS South Central Ambulance was responding to a medical emergency when the red Suzuki Vitara “intentionally” slowed it down on 2 February, Thames Valley Police said.

Butler pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and obstructing or hindering an emergency worker.

As well as his custodial sentence, Butler was ordered to complete 20 rehabilitation activity days and 200 hours of unpaid work over an 18-month period.

He was also made to pay £600 in costs and banned from driving for three years.

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