A serial motor menace was snared after his car "gave up the ghost" and broke down on a hill during a police pursuit.
Terence Dunn already had a staggering 63 past convictions for driving while disqualified and four for dangerous driving when he got behind the wheel of his BMW and led an officer on a chase through residential streets in Sunderland. A court heard that the 62-year-old initially clocked 60mph in 20mph zones but was forced to dramatically reduce his speed when his car started suffering from mechanical difficulties.
The officer was able to get out his vehicle and smash the windscreen of Dunn's car but he still failed to stop and the slow pursuit continued until the BMW broke down on a hill, prosecutors said.
