A runaway driver has been jailed after expert police drivers brought a high-speed pursuit to a dramatic but safe conclusion.
Richard Frost, aged 42, was driving a black BMW 7 Series along the A60 in Arnold when he came to the attention of the police at around 5.30am on Wednesday April 10 this year.
Believing the vehicle to be linked to an earlier incident in Leicestershire, armed response officers devised a plan to stop and contain the vehicle by puncturing its tyres.
A Stinger device was successfully deployed around an hour later in Redhill, but the vehicle failed to stop and carried on at speed towards Mansfield.
In the minutes that followed, Frost – driving on damaged tyres – reached speeds of around 100mph as he weaved in and out of traffic on the A614.
As he approached the roundabout at Longdale Lane, officers ended the pursuit by making tactical contact with the car from behind – spinning it 180 degrees with one vehicle before others boxed it in.
Frost, of Hanging Heaton, Batley, was detained at the scene and later pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving whilst disqualified.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday (Thursday) he was jailed for ten months.
