A BRADFORD man who drove dangerously at more than double the speed limit on narrow residential streets while under the influence of cocaine and ketamine has been jailed.

Connor Coyle, 27, of Abbotside Close, Bradford, was spotted by police in his then ex-partner's car, which he had taken without her consent, in the early hours of the morning last year.

He pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, driving dangerously and drug driving and was sentenced to ten months in prison.

In sentencing, Recorder Batty said he had clearly not been "thinking straight" when he was in charge of something that could be "in essence a lethal weapon" itself.

She added: "It is absolutely amazing that no one was hurt in this incident and that no other cars or property were damaged."

And she want on to berate Coyle, who had attended a funeral the day of the incident, saying: "The irony of that is you were mourning the loss of a friend that day and you could have caused someone else to go through the same thing."

Bradford Crown Court had heard that Coyle was spotted by police at around 1.10am on October 7, 2020, in a Citroen C3, travelling at speed in the Summerfield Road area, and was signalled to stop.

Almost immediately he pulled over to let a passenger out of the car, but then drove off.

The prosecutor told the court at today's hearing that the police pursued Coyle for around 15 minutes, with the defendant reaching 80 mph in a 30 zone, driving up on the kerb, running through red lights and swerving on to the wrong side of the road.

He eventually pulled over and was arrested by police. He was later found to have both cocaine and ketamine in his system, although he did not test over the drink drive limit.

The court also heard that Coyle had access to his then ex-partner's house, due to them having a young son together, and had taken the keys to her car without her consent.

"She had no idea the vehicle had been taken," the court heard, with the first she knew of it being when the police pulled up outside her house - where Coyle ended the police chase.

Coyle initially gave no comment in interview, but then was said to have told officers: "He knew he didn't feel right when he entered the vehicle, but chose to drive anyway."

At first he also told police his drink must have been spiked when he was at the pub earlier that night.

In Coyle's defence, the court heard that he had been drinking at the pub following a funeral, but could give "no real reason" as to why he got in the car that night, and could not recall picking another person up.

He added that Coyle had expressed remorse and said: "He recognises that he has behavioural problems and has sought assistant from the community mental health team."

He said that Coyle had now got back together with his partner and had accepted that his drink had not actually been spiked - he had consumed the drugs - cocaine and ketamine - himself.

Coyle also pleaded guilty to driving without a licence and using a motor vehicle without insurance.

In addition to the ten month sentence he was disqualified from driving for 29 months and must pass an extended retest before getting back on the road.

In sentencing Recorder Batty said: "You drove dangerously for quite a period of time in a residential area. You were driving up to 80mph in a 30 zone. You don't need me to tell you how dangerous that was. If that had happened in the day time, someone would have been seriously injured."

She added of his lack of licence: "No one had ever said you were fit to drive - you could be an appalling driver even on the best day."