Dashcam footage from a police chase that involved a dangerous driver’s VW Golf reaching 130mph after powering through narrow town centre streets has been released.
The minute-long clip shows the “high-powered” hatchback bolting through Widnes, squeezing past a van onto a roundabout, dodging a bus and jumping a red light during its escape. At one point, the police dashcam speedometer reaches 94mph as the chase hurtles along Ashley Way.
Behind the wheel was trucker Ben Winstanley, 39, of Chidlow Close, Widnes, who is now serving a 24-week prison sentence for dangerous driving. The clip was one of five shown at Liverpool Crown Court last Thursday, where prosecutor Bernice Campbell recounted how an unmarked Cheshire Police patrol had spotted the white Golf on Pitt Street shortly after 11am on October 13, and tried to pull it over.
