A man who drove dangerously in a bid to get away from police has been jailed. <\/p>\n
Stefan Kelly, 23, at one stage drove around a police officer who stood in front of him to stop him but he later crashed into another vehicle. <\/p>\n
Kelly, of East Green in Sealand, received a 12-month prison sentence and was banned from driving for 18 months. <\/p>\n
He was also ordered at Mold Crown Court to take an extended driving test. <\/p>\n
Judge Niclas Parry described it as a prolonged piece of dangerous driving when he had repeatedly put other road users at risk. <\/p>\n
But for the evasive actions of other drivers, there would have been other collisions, Judge Parry said. <\/p>\n
He ignored warnings during the police chase and there was a collision with another vehicle. <\/p>\n
The judge said all that occurred when he was uninsured and a disqualified driver, which showed an utter disregard for court orders and for the safety of other road users. <\/p>\n
His case was aggravated by his previous convictions which included a robbery charge, two previous charges of aggravated vehicle taking and a previous conviction for dangerous driving. <\/p>\n
Only an immediate custodial sentence can be justified, he said, but he would receive maximum credit for his guilty pleas. <\/p>\n
The court heard how Kelly admitted dangerous driving, failing to stop, driving without insurance and driving while disqualified when he appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court last month. <\/p>\n
His case was sent to the crown court for sentence. <\/p>\n
Prosecuting barrister Matthew Dunford told how at 2.30pm on Friday, July 29 last year the defendant was seen driving a BMW 318 in an erratic way behind an unmarked police car on the A494. <\/p>\n
The officer lit up the vehicles stop sign but the defendant overtook the police car and pulled in front of him, before exiting on a slip road towards Chester. <\/p>\n
He drove at about 45 mph in a 30 mph limit area and went on the wrong side of the road, overtaking vehicles and causing oncoming vehicles to brake. <\/p>\n
Kelly performed a sudden stop and left his car, was pursued on foot but then ran back into the vehicle. <\/p>\n
The officer stood in front of the vehicle but Kelly drove around him and sped off, explained Mr Dunford. <\/p>\n
Again the driving was erratic and caused other road users to take evasive action, he said. <\/p>\n
The police located the car about a mile from where it had last been seen. <\/p>\n
He was said to have done a wheel spin away from a junction leaving plumes of tyre smoke. <\/p>\n
But then he drove into the back of a Mondeo being driven by Philip Keith and Kelly drove off without stopping, leaving the other driver with a sore neck and pain to his left hand. <\/p>\n
His passenger also had a sore neck following the impact. <\/p>\n
Kelly was eventually tracked down by the police but in interview gave no comment replies. <\/p>\n
Robin Boag, defending, said Kelly suffered from dyslexia, he was working, and his girlfriend was due to give birth. <\/p>\n
They had just been allocated a tenancy in Mold and it was believed a move from Deeside would be good for him. <\/p>\n
He had convictions but had not been in trouble since 2013 and he had shown an ability to stay out of trouble. <\/p>\n
Mr Boag suggested a suspended sentence with rehabilitation but the judge took a different view. <\/p>\n
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