Man jailed after 'four-minute' booze and cocaine-fuelled car chase
The court heard Wood also turned off the car's lights off in an attempt to avoid detection from police.When he was eventually arrested, Wood was taken to a police station, where he gave a breath sample showing him to be over the alcohol limit. The court heard how blood sample for a drugs test could not be taken due to his hardened veins from years of drug use.Mitigating for Wood, Satpal Roth-Sharma said:"He was visiting and asked a couple where he can buy cocaine.
"The driving at excessive speed and turning off your lights and driving into a police car, knowing you could not get away." Wood was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment and a disqualification from driving, needing to take an extended test.
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