Six police cars and a helicopter were dispatched to try and stop the Sheffield driver pictured here, who ran red lights, drove the wrong way up the M1 and reached speeds in excess of 125mph while high on cocaine. Advertisement Hide AdAdvertisement Hide AdThe chase, which lasted 27 minutes, came to an end when Garfitt eventually pulled over. Mr Eager told the court that Garfitt has nine previous convictions for 29 offences, two of which were for dangerous driving, and at the time of the police chase he was disqualified from driving. Garfitt was subsequently charged with, and pleaded guilty to, offences of dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and failure to provide a specimen at an earlier hearing. Jailing Garfitt for 20 months, Recorder Davies told him it was ‘among the worst examples of dangerous driving’ she has heard of, adding that it was ‘miraculous’ no-one had been injured.

Source: The Star May 19, 2023 05:03 UTC