The driver of a stolen lorry refused to stop for police before leading them on a chase along the A1 and driving the wrong way around a roundabout. Jason Standley was told to pull over near Cropwell on November 2.
After failing to stop, he drove 'dangerously close' to the pursuing officers, Nottinghamshire Police said. Even after his tyres were deflated by an expertly deployed police Stinger device, he continued the pursuit for several minutes.
He then abandoned the vehicle near Fernwood, Newark. Standley, of Crofton, Wakefield, was later found hiding in the undergrowth by a security guard from a nearby service station and arrested by officers.
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He later pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving while disqualified. Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on December 5, he was jailed for a total of 19 months.
Standley was banned from driving for a further six years. He will have to take an extended test if he is ever to drive legally again.
'Extremely dangerous' driving
PC Haddon Smith, of Nottinghamshire Police’s Roads Policing Unit, said: “This was an extremely dangerous display of driving that could very easily have resulted in serious injury to police officers or other road users. It goes without saying that an HGV being driven in this way poses a considerable risk to other road users so it was imperative that we ended this pursuit quickly.
"This really was an excellent team effort by all involved. I would particularly like to thank the brave security guard who helped officers detain Standley and bring him into custody."
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