Watch: Moment driver speeds away from police at 90mph in a 30mph zone
Officers said Price had been driving in an “appalling way”.
An uninsured driver has been sentenced after speeding away from police at more than 100mph - before ditching his car and trying to escape through a field.
Stephen Price, 33, of Winsford, Cheshire, was sentenced for dangerous driving, and driving without insurance, after he failed to stop when instructed by police near Welshpool in March.
When officers tried to stop Price’s vehicle, they switched on their blue lights and signalled for the vehicle to pull over into a layby.
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After initially pulling over, the vehicle accelerated away and the officers set off in pursuit.
Dashcam footage, shared by Dyfed-Powys Police’s Welshpool, Llanfyllin, and Llanfair Caereinion team, shows Price repeatedly exceeding the speed limit - hitting 94mph in a 30mph zone - and crossing double white lines, overtaking dangerously before eventually abandoning his vehicle before running into a nearby field.
Throughout the pursuit, Price repeatedly braked heavily in front of the police vehicle, forcing officers to take evasive action to avoid a collision.
Thankfully, no one was injured.
Price received a 36-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, and was ordered to undertake 250 hours of unpaid work and disqualified from driving for 12 months.
PC Bufton of Powys’s Roads Policing Unit said: “No matter the reason, choosing not to stop for police and driving dangerously puts everyone at risk.
“The footage in this clip is shocking and shows the level of Price’s disrespect for other road users when he chose to drive in such an appalling way.
“I hope this example serves as a reminder to everyone of the importance of driving carefully and stopping for police when asked to do so.”