A disqualified driver has been jailed after he led police on a "dangerous" seven-mile pursuit through the streets of Sunderland.
Stuart William Trotter was spotted by specialist officers from Northumbria Police's Motor Patrols department driving at excessive speeds on Dairy Lane in Houghton-le-Spring in the early hours of July 7 last year. He was told to pull over by officers but Trotter continued driving at a high speed for more than 15 minutes.
At one point, Trotter reached up to 80mph in a residential 30mph zone and so officers decided to deploy a stinger device in an attempt to damage his tyres and to stop the speeding vehicle. However, the 43-year-old continued driving despite the damage to his Audi A3.
