Driver inches away from hitting woman with pram during police chase

This is the heartstopping infinitesimal a pistillate pushing a pram narrowly avoiding getting tally implicit by a operator during a high-speed constabulary chase.

Jack Williamson, 29, led officers connected the unsafe pursuit astir Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, connected September 14.

Police dash-cam footage shows however a pistillate with a pushchair was conscionable feet distant from getting ploughed into as Williamson drove done a pedestrianised area.

He drove connected the incorrect broadside of the road, mounted a kerb to overtake different roadworthy users and drove done reddish lights successful a bid to evade capture.

The pistillate was rapidly forced to determination retired of the mode arsenic the disqualified operator hurtled done a reddish airy successful the municipality centre.

Williamson hit speeds of 70mph successful a 30mph portion earlier abandoning his conveyance successful a pub car parkland and hiding successful a bush by the roadside.

However, helium was sniffed retired by Police Dog Seth and his handler, who were capable to trace Williamson’s scent from the driver’s spot to his hiding spot nearby.

Williamson, a banned operator who has antecedently been jailed for a akin offence, gave himself up to officers and was arrested astatine the scene.

He answered nary remark successful interrogation but aboriginal pleaded blameworthy to unsafe driving, driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance.

Williamson, of Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, was jailed for 14 months astatine Nottingham Crown Court connected Monday.

Detective Sergeant Clint Gloyn, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: ‘This was an appalling and reckless show of driving that enactment different roadworthy users and pedestrians successful danger.

‘At 1 constituent a pistillate pushing a pram was forced to instrumentality evasive enactment as Williamson drove done a pedestrianised area.

‘He past hid from our officers and whitethorn good person remained undiscovered without the involution of Seth, who was capable to track Williamson’s scent from the car to his hiding place.

‘Using further CCTV footage, we were besides capable to beryllium that Williamson had got retired of the driver’s spot earlier fleeing the scene.

‘All successful all, helium had small prime but to plead blameworthy and volition present walk much clip down bars arsenic a result.’

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