A man’s been charged with various driving offences after being stopped near Gatwick airport with no lights on.

Police tried to stop his van shortly before midnight on Saturday (August 30) but it drove off and after being followed and colliding with another vehicle, it was stopped on the A264 going towards East Grinstead. The people in the other car received minor injuries.

Brett Stonestreet, a fork lift truck driver from East Grinstead has been charged with the vehicle theft, drink driving, driving without a licence and insurance and failing to stop for a police officer.

He’ll appear at Crawley Magistrates Court on September 17.