A MAN sped down a Hampshire motorway at more than 100mph during an “extremely dangerous” police chase, a court heard.
John Clifford Seymour tore down the M27 in a red Mini during a half-hour police chase.
CCTV footage played at Southampton Crown Court showed the 34-year-old weaving between traffic.
At one point he undertook a white van at more than 70mph in the restricted zone of the motorway.
Prosecution barrister, Francis Gaskin, told how Seymour travelled in heavy rain at 100mph for four minutes.
He was originally been spotted in Lee-on-the-Solent but when a police patrol car indicated for him to pull over, he led it through a residential area at speeds of up to 50mph.
Mr Gaskin added that on one occasion he drove up onto pavement past shop doors.
Seymour, of Manor Way, Lee-on-the-Solent, drove through junctions and jumped red lights.
He sped along the A27 at 95mph before joining the westbound M27.
He was finally brought to a stop at the Hedge End roundabout when a patrol car rammed his vehicle causing the back to spin out and crash into a road sign.
Mr Gaskin said “it was an extremely dangerous situation for those other motorists”.
Seymour has “extensive antecedence” with 23 convictions for 51 offences.
Appearing before Southampton Crown Court, he was charged with dangerous driving and failing to provide a specimen following the chase on May 23 this year.
He was also charged with criminal damage, harassment and two counts of public order in connection with a separate incident on May 5.
He pleaded guilty to all counts.
Defending, David Jenkins, said Seymour had started taking drugs at the age of 12, had a diagnosis for drug-induced psychosis and suffered flashbacks.
He argued his client was confused and did not really know what was going on.
Judge Christopher Parker QC said: “Drug-induced it may have been. Utterly stupid it certainly was.”
He jailed him for 14 months and eight weeks and banned him from driving for three years and eight months.
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