(Image: North Yorkshire Police)
A DISQUALIFIED driver who led police on a 130mph chase across two counties has been jailed.
Mohammed Muqadas Hussain, 22, of Heaton Road, Huddersfield, was sentenced to 12 months in prison at York Magistrates’ Court on Friday (September 25) after pleading guilty to dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance.
He was also disqualified from driving for a further 18 months and ordered to pay court costs.
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The chase began at 12.48am last Wednesday (September 23) after Hussain failed to stop for Durham Police before continuing into North Yorkshire, where roads policing officers picked up the vehicle on the A1(M) at Junction 50.
He then drove south dangerously and at high speed, reaching more than 130mph and travelling at 110mph in a 30mph zone in an attempt to evade officers.
Hussain also drove the wrong way around a roundabout near Morrisons in Minskip, continuing out of the town he before abandoned the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot down Blackthorn Avenue.
He was arrested a short time later.
A police spokesperson said: "The footage shows just some of the dangerous driving our officers faced that night. Our Roads Policing officers work around the clock to target those who put themselves and other road users at risk.
"If you’re disqualified, don’t drive. If you fail to stop for us, expect our officers to come after you.
"And to the residents of Blackthorne Avenue in Knaresborough, sorry for the unexpected wake-up call in the early hours of the morning!"