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Mar 2023
Last Updated: 20/03/2023
Police use stinger after 140mph pursuit from Harrogate
Ryder's Audi which was stopped by police. Pic: Sgt Cording.
Police used a stinger to end a 140mph pursuit that started in Harrogate yesterday.
The incident began when the man attempted to drive home immediately after he was convicted in court for drug driving and lost his licence.
Paul Cording, a roads policing sergeant at North Yorkshire Police, tweeted last night:
"Unbelievably he left the courtroom and got straight behind the wheel of a car to drive home."
Sgt Cording said the motorist defied police requests to stop and began speeding along the A59 and A1(M). He added:
"Weaving dangerously in and out of traffic and using all the lanes including the hard shoulder, the vehicle reached speeds of over 140mph
"The vehicle then headed towards Leeming where a stinger was deployed by our armed response vehicle colleagues before being safely stopped and the driver arrested."
Sgt Cording said the man had shown "a complete disregard for road safety and the judicial system".
He added he was subsequently charged and remanded to appear in court this morning.
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