This dash cam footage shows a convicted robber taking police on a high-speed chase through residential streets in a stolen car.
Michael Wright, who has numerous past convictions for dangerous driving, was jailed for 64 months in December 2020 after he robbed That Bet bookies, in South Shields, while armed with a machete. On that occasion, the 36-year-old made off with thousands of pounds in cash but was snared after he dropped a Poundland receipt at the scene.
Wright was released after serving half his sentence for that but proved he couldn't say out of trouble for long after he led police on a dangerous pursuit through South Shields in a stolen Ford Fiesta. Newcastle Crown Court heard that, during the course of the chase, Wright travelled at high speeds in residential areas without headlights or side lights on before smashing into four parked cars.
