A MOTORIST from Cirencester, who deliberately drove head-on at two cyclists, has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after being found guilty of two counts of dangerous driving.

Dean Goble, 40, from Parkway in Siddington, targeted the cyclists in two separate incidents in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.

Swindon Crown Court heard that the incidents happened in 2014, on April 30 on Ashton Road in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire and on May 7 on an unclassified road between Ewen and Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

Mr Goble was found not guilty of a third incident on an unclassified road between Waterhay and Ashton Keynes on May 8, 2014.

Following the first incident, the cyclist involved took the footage from his helmet mounted camera to the police.

Following the trial at Swindon Crown Court, Sergeant Barrie Card, from Wiltshire Police, said: "Dean Goble had no respect for the safety of these cyclists; his dangerous and irresponsible actions could have killed one of these innocent people or, at the very least, seriously injured one of them.

"Today's verdict is a welcomed one and sends out the message that Wiltshire Police will catch you if you endanger the lives of other road users and drive like this."

Dean Goble has also been disqualified from driving for two years and will have to take an extended re-test when he is released from prison.