Runaway driver who rammed police car jailed

Dashcam footage has shown the moment a runaway driver rammed a police car during a high-speed chase.

Andrew James was driving a stolen Ford Fiesta in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, when he was intercepted by police on 27 October.

James, of Cross Row, Sutton-in-Ashfield, later pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance.

He was jailed for 20 months, disqualified from driving for six years and ordered to pay a £187 surcharge.

The 47-year-old was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday.

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