A man who rammed two police cars and drove the wrong way on a dual carriageway to evade capture has been jailed. Daniel Barrass, of no fixed address, was chased by police up the A1 on Saturday, November 27, after the camper van he stole from West Yorkshire was linked to the attempted theft of a campervan in Lincolnshire.
The 32 year old fled after he was interrupted and made his way on to the A46 towards Newark, Nottinghamshire. As officers caught up with his van at around 5.10pm, Barrass, realising he was being followed, began swerving between lanes before going all the way around a roundabout to see if the police car followed.
After entering the A1 northbound he then slowed to only 15 miles per hour on the slip road, ignoring flashing blue lights, and then reversed straight into the front of a police car. Speeding off, Barrass continued his efforts to avoid being captured before suddenly stopping and reversing at speed into the police car again.
