A motorist left court after being banned for drug driving , got in car and took police on a 140mph chase.
The driver was eventually stopped near Leeming after police used a stinger device to stop his vehicle.
The incident happened after the man appeared in Harrogate Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
He got in his Audi A5 despite just being banned for drug driving.
Sgt Paul Cording said on social media: “One of my team was at court in Harrogate today with a drug driver who was convicted and disqualified from driving.
“Unbelievably he left the courtroom and got straight behind the wheel of a car to drive home.
“Officers got behind the vehicle & requested it to stop which it failed to do & then drove dangerously along the A59 and north onto the A1M.
“Weaving dangerously in and out of traffic & using all the lanes including the hard shoulder, the vehicle reached speeds of over 140mph.
“The vehicle then headed towards Leeming where a stinger was deployed by our ARV colleagues before being safely stopped & the driver arrested.
“A complete disregard for road safety & the judicial system.”
The man, who is understood to be from the County Durham area, was back in court yesterday when he was bailed for sentencing in crown court after admitting further charges.
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