A driver has been jailed after speeding off from cops he had initially stopped for, before leading them on a high speed chase through a town centre.
Luke Conway, 21, pulled over after a police car activated its sirens on Chorley Old Road, Horwich, on November 7 2022. However when an officer approached his Volkswagen Passat on foot, Conway sped off.
He drove through Horwich town centre at 70mph - more than double the 30mph speed limit - and ran a red light where pedestrians were waiting to cross, prosecution barrister Thomas Worsfold told Bolton Crown Court. After a chase lasting a few minutes, Conway eventually fled his car on foot after turning into a cul-de-sac and failing to drive down a footpath.
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Police caught up with him shortly after and he was arrested. Officers also found a small amount of cannabis in the car, along with a baton in the driver's side door and two claw hammers in the glovebox.
Conway, of Montserrat Road, Johnson Fold, Bolton, had previously been banned from driving following an offence in July 2020 and was not allowed to drive again until he passed an extended re-test. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, possession of cannabis, possession of an offensive weapon, driving without insurance, and driving while disqualified.
Defending Conway, Laura Broome told the court that no injuries or damage to other vehicles were caused during the chase. She said that Conway admits his "driving was a very stupid and highly dangerous thing to do” and that he has expressed regret and remorse.
Ms Broome added that Conway has been diagnosed with ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder. She said that he lost his mum when he was a teenager and this led him to use cannabis to cope. Ms Broome also made reference to Conway pleading guilty at the first opportunity and described him as being in a stable relationship, with stable accommodation.
Jailing Conway for four months, Recorder Andrew McLoughlin said: "Those who drive at 70mph in a town centre in the mid-morning, in November, dangerously, being pursued by the police, can only expect to receive a custodial sentence." Conway was also banned from driving for two years.
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