A banned driver led police on a high speed chase through the streets of Peterlee before skidding to a halt and fleeing on foot.
Malcolm Kennedy took off from police in a Vauxhall Corsa when they tried to pull him over on February 28. The 41-year-old had only recently been released from prison for other driving offences and was disqualified from driving for four years at the time.
Kennedy led officers on a high-speed pursuit where he hit speeds of up to 70mph in 30mph zones and mounted kerbs and went the wrong way round a roundabout. The chase finally ended in a cul-de-sac, with an officer having to draw a Taser before he surrendered. A roadside test found that Kennedy had cocaine in his system, but he refused to provide further samples when taken to the police station.
