Harmful driver rams police automotive and leads cops on high-speed chase by way of York villages

An ‘exceptionally’ harmful driver has been jailed after ramming a police automotive and main officers on a high-speed chase by way of residential areas earlier than crashing right into a discipline.

Mikey Lee Neasham, 27, was sentenced to 17 months imprisonment for harmful driving.

He was additionally banned from driving for 2 years and eight months and ordered to take an prolonged driving take a look at.

Whereas main police on a dramatic chase, he drove on the unsuitable facet of the highway, took blind bends at extraordinarily harmful speeds and sped by way of villages at over 100mph.

Surprising dashcam footage additionally captured the second Neasham, of Wenham Street, York, rammed a squad automotive to flee from a cul-de-sac.

In accordance with York Press, the uninsured and unqualified driver Neasham lives on advantages and has well being points

Pictured, police sprint cam footage captures the second the brazen driver determined to ram his automotive

Neasham realised he was cornered after driving down a residential cul-de-sac and so smashed his method out

York Crown Court docket heard on Friday that on Monday, January 30, 2023, officers noticed Neasham driving unusually on the A1237 ring highway round York.

He was indicated to cease however ignored the officers’ instruction earlier than dashing off by way of the streets of Rawcliffe.

Then he changed into a residential cul-de-sac however realised he was cornered.

It was at this second he openly smashed his method out along with his car, inflicting intensive injury to a squad automotive.

In accordance with North Yorkshire Police, he reached speeds of as much as 130mph alongside the A19 by way of Skelton, taking corners at 100mph.

When he approached the village of Shipton-by-Beningbrough, he ignored the 30mph and shot by way of at harmful speeds of 90mph.

With police nonetheless in pursuit, he carried out a handbrake flip in an try to shake them and travelled 110mph alongside a nationwide velocity restrict highway earlier than turning proper on the crossroads again within the course of Skelton.

However, as he approached the village for a second time he misplaced management of his car and skidded off the highway earlier than crashing into close by fields.

In addition to doing intensive injury to the police automotive, the driving force’s actions had been described as ‘exceptionally harmful’

The reckless driver was discovered to solely maintain a provisional licence when arrested and his Astra was additionally uninsured.

In accordance with York Press, Neasham lives on advantages and has well being points.

Choose Sean Morris instructed Neasham: ‘You might be earlier than the court docket for a horrendous piece of driving.

‘When a defendant places a police automotive out of motion, it has monumental penalties, monetary for the police service and likewise for the protection of the general public as a result of that automotive just isn’t there for the help of those that want it.’

Site visitors Constable Jack Dodsworth, who took over the second a part of the pursuit, stated: ‘Neasham’s driving was exceptionally harmful. The speeds he reached as he travelled by way of Skelton and Shipton-by-Beningbrough had been completely reckless and it was solely by way of sheer luck that he did not trigger a severe or deadly collision.

‘Additionally, the injury he prompted to my colleague’s car was intensive, that means {that a} precious policing useful resource that is used to maintain the general public of North Yorkshire protected was off the highway for a while.

‘I hope the sentence handed to Neasham in the present day sends a transparent message to those that have a cavalier perspective to highway security.

‘Myself and my Roads Policing colleagues take our duty of conserving the county’s roads protected extremely severely, and we’ll do every little thing we are able to to make sure those that gamble with the protection of different highway customers face the courts.’