Jailed driver drove at 100mph in police pursuit

A man who drove at more than 100mph while being pursued by police has been jailed.

Kenan Joseph, 23, weaved in and out of traffic, drove on the wrong side of the road, and collided with several vehicles, after failing to stop for officers on the A64 near York, on 25 April this year.

The chase was brought to a halt when police used a stinger device to deflate his tyres on the A19, near Easingwold.

Joseph, of East Park View in Leeds, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop after a collision, failing to provide a specimen for analysis, driving without insurance, and possessing cannabis.

He was jailed for 16 months at York Crown Court on Friday.

Arresting officer, PC Scott Sharlotte, of the Specialist Operations Unit, said: "On his arrest, Joseph was rude and abusive and said he did not care that he put other road users in danger.

"Now that he is in prison, he has time to reflect on that, and should think himself lucky that the most serious charge he faced was for dangerous driving and nothing more catastrophic."

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