Jailed: Driver rammed police car after going wrong way round roundabout during 20-mile chase

Officers in an unmarked police car suspected Kane Burrows was either drunk or lost after spotting him drive three times around the same roundabout.

But after turning on the car siren, Burrows sped away, veering across white lines in the road, driving at speed and going round a roundabout the wrong way, Shrewsbury Crown Court heard.

He was eventually stopped in Tipton – almost 20 miles away from first being spotted in Bridgnorth.

Appearing at court Burrows was jailed for eight months in total, as well as receiving a three-year driving disqualification.

Previously Burrows pleaded guilty to dangerous driving between Under Hill Street, Bridgnorth and High Street, Tipton, possession of cannabis, as well as also being disqualified from driving at the time of the chase.

The 35-year-old also admitted failing to provide a blood specimen and driving without insurance.

The offences took place on June 18 this year.

Ms Samantha Powis, prosecuting, said Burrows, of Haughton Place, Darlaston, continued to make no attempt to stop, and finally the chase ended on High Street, Tipton when he rammed into a police car.

The court heard how a female passenger, who Burrows was prohibited from making contact with as part of bail conditions from a previous court matter, was in his Rover 25 at the time.

Following the chase, Burrows had to go to hospital as he had injured his eye and while there, refused to give a blood specimen.

Ms Powis told the court of Burrows' lengthy record including a number of similar offences including aggravated vehicle taking, driving while disqualified, dangerous driving and more.

Mr Guy Williamson, defending, said Burrows accepted these were 'very serious' offences.

Mr Williamson said initially Burrows did not know the police were after him but then panicked as the person he was prevented from seeing was a passenger in his car so tried to avoid detection. The defence solicitor also said because of his injury Burrows did not think he was fit enough to provide a sample.

However Mr Williamson said once Burrows was ordered to give a breath test he gave a reading of 41 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath.

Mr Williamson said the drugs found in Burrows' possession were for his own personal use.

Judge Peter Barrie sentenced Burrows to eight months in prison for dangerous driving, for driving while disqualified he was given two months imprisonment to run concurrently with the first count, and for possession of cannabis, he was given one day imprisonment to again run concurrently with the first count.

Burrows was ordered to pay a criminal court charge of £900.