Notts man "panicked" and led cops on 100MPH chase

Liam Brown accelerated away from a marked police car in his BMW on Hucknall Road, Bulwell, when officers signalled for him to stop, on September 21.

He reached speeds of 80mph before turning on to Bestwood Road, and jumped 13 red traffic lights during the 25-minute chase across the north of the city, prosecutor Gareth Gimson told Nottingham Crown Court, on Thursday.

He performed "manoeuvre after manoeuvre that was dangerous," with "numerous occasions where he goes on to the wrong side of the road and squeezes through traffic," Mr Gimson said.

Brown reached speeds of 100mph and was weaving in and out of traffic on Colwick Loop Road when he was finally brought to a stop by another police vehicle in a "tactical collide."

He was jailed for 18 months, in April, this year, for harassment - putting someone in fear of violence – as well as witness intimidation, common assault and criminal damage.

The court heard he stalked his ex-partner when their long-term relationship broke down, bombarding her with text messages and putting her phone in his mouth and snapping it.

After he was released on June 22, he visited the woman on August 16 and 18, in breach of a restraining order.

Emma Hodgson, mitigating, said: "He appreciates this was the wrong way to go about things. He wasn't making rational decisions due to the severity of his depression.

"He was simply frightened by the prospect of being detained by police. It's extremely fortunate no one was injured or killed."

The former diamond driller, who has been in custody since September 23, hopes to return to that work in the future, Ms Hodgson said.

Brown, 32, formerly of Serlby Rise, Nottingham, pleaded guilty to two breaches of a restraining order and dangerous driving.

Judge Gregory Dickinson QC told Gimson it was one of the worst examples of dangerous driving he had ever seen without someone being injured or killed.

"Your only intent was to get away from the police because you knew you would be recalled to prison," he said.

He sentenced Gimson to 12 months and banned him from driving for two and a half years.

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