A learner driver called his girlfriend and told her "I'm driving your car" - while he was involved in a 80mph police chase. Ryan Martin sped off from officers after they tried to flag him down, leading to a 12 mile pursuit which saw him breaking speed limits, going the wrong way around roundabouts and driving on the wrong side of the road.
He was eventually detained after a stinger device was used to puncture the car tyres. Prosecutor Sian Cutter told Swansea Crown Court that authorities spotted the Toyota Yaris being driven erratically at a set of traffic lights on January 30.
The police signalled to the driver to pull over on Church Street and Station Road in Llanelli town centre, but the car then sped off and officers lost sight of the vehicle. After reporting the car to local units, two other officers spotted the vehicle and attempted to block it on the road, according to Wales Online.
