Nicholas Oakland drove at more than 100mph after stealing the car from near a shop in York.
A man who drove a stolen car at more than 100mph in a police pursuit while the owner's pet dog was still in the vehicle has been jailed.Police eventually used a "stinger" to stop the car and arrest him. The dog escaped but died a few weeks later.
Police were called to reports that a car had been stolen with a Doberman dog inside it at about 16:00 GMT on Thursday 24 February. Oakland then drove onto the A163, "dangerously weaving in and out of rush hour traffic", a North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said.A police stinger was used near North Duffield and the Range Rover subsequently crashed and rolled into a field, where officers arrested Oakland.A vet was called to help care for the shaken animal, but the dog later died from injuries he suffered during the pursuit.
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