A banned driver reached speeds of 100mph in a high-powered car in a desperate bid to avoid police, a court heard today.
John Daniels, 34, was jailed for 15 months after a judge heard how he finally lost control of his Subaru Impreza Turbo and smashed into a wall.
Bradford Crown Court was told that Daniels, who has 21 previous convictions for driving while disqualified and two for dangerous driving, tried to escape on foot but was caught by police hiding on a shed nearby.
Prosecutor Duncan Richie said that Daniels was spotted by officers in an unmarked car on Leeds Road in the early hours of January 10. Daniels then accelerated away, reaching speeds of 80mph, and raced towards Bakerend Road.
He continued through a red traffic light at Bolton Road, Mr Richie said, before speeding off at 100mph in a 30mph zone.
The court heard how Daniels, who was handcuffed as he sat in the dock, then did a 180 degree handbrake turn and the back end of his car slid towards the kerb as he turned into Queens Road.
But, shortly after, he lost control of the Subaru which spun before crashing into a wall.
When he was arrested, officers suspected that Daniels had been taking drugs as his eyes were bloodshot and he was in possession of a pipe, foil and a lighter.
At the police station, he refused to give a sample to be tested for illicit drugs.
At an earlier hearing, Daniels, of Bierley Lane, Bierley, Bradford, had pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and dangerous driving.
His barrister Stephen Couch asked the judge to give his client the chance to get himself off drugs by imposing a community order.
He said that Daniels was now motivated to change and was supported by his wife and friends. "He says that drugs will kill him if he does not kill the drugs," Mr Couch said.
But Judge Christopher Prince jailed Daniels and banned him for driving for three years.
He told him: "You have an appalling record for driving matters. It seems to me that you possess something of a risk to the public; the impact of your offending could be extreme."
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