Newport driver sped at 120mph during Cwmbran police chase
Craig Peacock, 35, from Newport made a doomed attempt to escape the law during a 10-minute high-speed pursuit through Cwmbran on Friday, April 11.
The defendant had taken cocaine and cannabis but later refused to provide a blood sample at the police station after testing positive at the roadside.
Ben Jones, prosecuting, told Cardiff Crown Court how Peacock had been spotted speeding by Police Constable Elliot Morgan on Henllys Way.
The defendant was travelling at 50mph in a 20mph zone in his Peugeot 307 car.
Peacock turned his lights off when he reached the A4042 and began overtaking and undertaking fellow road users while speeding at 120mph.
He crashed into a lamppost near the Crow's Nest pub before running off.
Peacock was soon caught by PC Morgan and arrested.
'The defendant made full and frank admissions in his interview,' Mr Jones said.
Peacock, of Clarence Place, Newport admitted dangerous driving and failing to provide a specimen for analysis.
He has 17 previous convictions for 31 offences which include violence and dishonesty matters.
Relevant previous convictions include dangerous driving and drug driving.
Jac Brown, representing him, said: 'He recognises there will be only one outcome today and that is an immediate custodial sentence.
'The best mitigation is his early guilty pleas which entitles him to the maximum credit.
'He made a foolish attempt to avoid the police."
His barrister added how his client had been trying to 'tackle his substance misuse' in prison after being remanded in custody for the past two months.
Judge Rhys Rowlands told Peacock: 'You were driving at grossly excessive speeds in the Cwmbran area.
'There is ample evidence that you deliberately ignored the rules of the road.
'Failing to provide a sample is an aggravating feature of this case.'
The defendant was jailed for 14 months and disqualified from driving for three years and seven months.
He will have to sit an extended retest and pay a statutory victim surcharge following his release from prison.
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