Watch as dangerous driver reaches speeds of 130mph on A19 in stolen car

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A dangerous driver reached speeds exceeding 130mph in a stolen car during a police chase on the A19.

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00:00A dangerous driver reached speeds exceeding 130 mph in a stolen car during a police chase

00:05on the A19.

00:07Liam Ainslie of Wingate was spotted driving the stolen Citroen near Castle Eden at around

00:128pm on July 3rd last year.

00:15The vehicle was displaying false number plates and failed to stop when traffic officers illuminated

00:19their blue light.

00:20In his attempt to escape, Ainslie reached speeds of more than 130 mph before losing

00:26control when he made a sudden right turn.

00:29Crossing onto the opposite carriageway and mounting the grass verge at high speed, the

00:33vehicle narrowly avoided two oncoming vehicles.

00:37Appearing at Durham Crown Court last week, the 35-year-old was found guilty of aggravated

00:41vehicle taking, dangerous driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.

00:48He was given a 12-month prison sentence.

00:50Here's footage from the police chase.

01:00It should be a DS4 and it's actually a stolen Citroen C4.

01:05It was stolen from Liam on the 19th June by unknown means.

01:29High risk, high risk, crash, crash, crash.

01:42High risk, high risk. Crash, crash, crash. High risk, high risk. Crash, crash, crash.

02:02I've got one detained. Driver's made off into the field. He's wearing a cap, I think like

02:12sort of bright orange gloves.

02:16I've got an eyeball on the drone, can we have local units to Hutton Henry please, the back

02:20road between Hutton Henry and station.

02:22Yes, yes, we'll pass the message.

02:32White male, black shirt, black t-shirt, black bottoms, in the field heading towards station

02:42sound on the Hutton Henry back road.

02:44Yeah, roger sir, just turning the E19 vehicle to men.

02:48Yeah, he's giving up, he's just currently in the middle of the field just waiting for

03:04us.

03:05Yeah, he's giving up, male's giving up.

03:08He's in the field aye, he's in the field. Drone's got eye on, he's in the field somewhere.

03:14White male is in his early thirties, thin build, black cap, black and blue t-shirt.

03:20He has given up as soon as we were in the air, he's holding his hands up as if to give up.

03:31Male is making his way back to us.

03:33Roger.

03:34Black and blue t-shirt.

03:36Yep, we've got eyes on.

03:41Alright, drum roll pal.

03:43Just spin round, hands behind your back for us.

03:52Other hand there pal.

03:55Right mate, this won't be the time when you rest on suspicion of dangerous driving and

03:58fail to stop for police.

03:59I've just seen it, but it may harm your defence.

04:01I've just seen it, but it may harm your defence.

04:04So you've been driving this game?

04:09Is that a dog in the back there?

04:10Aye mate, it's a dog.

04:11Dad, I wolfed for him.

04:12You made the right call.

04:14Other than what's happened before that.

04:17That looks him there.

04:18Alright.

04:20Unfortunately for you, he had a drone in the back of the car.

04:22Could you hear it like?

04:23Yeah, I heard the buzzer and thought like, no, he might be pointing somewhere.

04:26Nah, not now, there's no one that up.

04:28I'm not one of the land sharks here as well.

04:31I'm glad.

04:32Yeah.

04:33I know we're getting to this place.

04:34Have you got how on you they should now?

04:35No, no.

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