A DJ compounded his error of driving into the back of an off-duty policeman's car by exchanging false details, a court heard.

David Bury (32), of Kingfisher Drive, Bury, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident without

exchanging correct details and failing to report the incident to the police. He also admitted he was a disqualified driver and had no insurance.

Bury was the subject of a three-year ban from driving with excess alcohol when he collided with an off-duty police sergeant's car approaching the roundabout at Stephen Street.

Bury said he was sorry but he had been rushing to get to Fairfield Hospital where his girlfriend had just had a baby.

The officer identified himself as being an off-duty sergeant but in exchanging details Bury said he was Craig Robinson, from Radcliffe. This was later found to be false and Bury was traced to his home where

he was found hiding in a bedroom by the sergeant.

Bury said he knew nothing about the accident and said he did not know the officer involved. But later he admitted the offence and said he had lied because he was disqualified and knew there would be court proceedings.

He told the magistrates thathe was a local disc jockey and had bought the car for a friend to ferry him around to "gigs." On this occasion, he was let down by his driver but as the gig was at a pub at the bottom of

Ainsworth Road he took a chance of driving himself which he knew was "very wrong."

"The officer braked suddenly and I went into the back of him. I pulled over and went over to make sure the occupants were alright. I did not leave the scene. But I can't deny I gave false details."

Bury added: "I was doing the right thing trying to work to sort my debts

out but the wrong thing in driving the car."

Magistrates decided to order pre-sentence reports, and Bury, who was granted unconditional bail, will return to court for sentencing on December 16.