Video: Footage shows dangerous driver risking lives during police chase in south Warwickshire
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An uninsured driver who sped through red lights and drove on the wrong side of the road in south Warwickshire has been jailed.
Police tried to stop Nathan Whelan in Stratford for committing a minor traffic offence on February 28 - but the 20-year-old sped off, leading to a police chase across the region.
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Hide AdAs he fled, he drove along the hard shoulder of the M40, drove through red lights, hit 80mph on a 50mph road and drove on the wrong side of the road.
Whelan eventually went up a dead-end road and fled on foot before being arrested in Banbury Road.
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Whelan, 20, of Feldon Way, Stratford, has been jailed for a year after admitting dangerous driving, driving without a licence, and driving without insurance.
PC Colin Davis said: “Whelan’s selfish and dangerous behaviour could easily have resulted in someone being seriously injured or worse, and I welcome the sentence handed down to him.”