Dangerous driver jailed after 100mph police bike pursuit

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A dangerous driver has been jailed for a year after speeding at up to 100mph through the streets of Birmingham to escape police.

Officers on motorbike patrol in Aston spotted a white VW Golf R being driven by Nicholas Caddy when they saw a passenger get out and hurry away. Officers followed the car and tried to get it to pull over, but it sped away.

Caddy, aged 25, reached 100mph, overtaking a van on a bend and swerving to avoid stationary traffic in the Birchfield Road area. He sped through a red light on Lozells Road, hitting 90mph before turning on to the Soho Road.

There, he lost control and crashed outside a nursery before trying to flee on foot but was quickly arrested.

Nicholas Caddy – WMP

In interview, Caddy said he had spotted police when he dropped his friend off at the shop, and that he’d panicked because the friend had left a bag of cannabis in the car.

At Birmingham Crown Court on Friday (26 June), Caddy, of Marfield Close, Minworth, admitted dangerous driving and was jailed for a year and banned from driving for 42 months following the pursuit, on 13 April.

PC Steve Lovering, who was one of the two police motorcyclists who pursued Caddy, said: “This was appalling driving at really high speeds through the streets of Birmingham.

“We worked out that the pursuit covered a distance of 1.6 miles and took 90 seconds, meaning an average speed of 64mph.”

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