Watch the moment a danger driver was rammed by a police car after racing off at up to three times the speed limit

The moment a danger driver's car was rammed by police to put a stop to the "substantial risk" he was causing to the public was caught on camera.
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Serial road menace Adam Calvert had sped through residential streets, travelled the wrong way around roundabouts, gone through red lights and drove on public footpaths with two police cars on his tail.

Newcastle Crown Court heard the officers eventually had to deliberately collide with his Renault Clio to put a stop to the eight-and-a-half minute danger journey through Hendon, Sunderland.

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Prosecutor Kevin Wardlaw told the court the 31-year-old, who was already banned from the roads, "accelerated away" when he saw police dealing with an unrelated incident on January 29.

Serial road menace Adam Calvert had sped through residential streets, travelled the wrong way around roundabouts, gone through red lights and drove on public footpaths with two police cars on his tail.Serial road menace Adam Calvert had sped through residential streets, travelled the wrong way around roundabouts, gone through red lights and drove on public footpaths with two police cars on his tail.
Serial road menace Adam Calvert had sped through residential streets, travelled the wrong way around roundabouts, gone through red lights and drove on public footpaths with two police cars on his tail.

Mr Wardlaw added: "An original officer pursued him and a second officer became involved.

"The defendant went the wrong way around a round about, a manoeuvre which was repeated.

"He went the wrong side of a keep left bollard and drove at 60mph at times in 20mph limits."

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Mr Wardlaw said Calvert drove on grassed areas and footpaths, through red lights and drove though tight gaps between parked cars on narrow roads.

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He added: "The whole chase lasted around eight-and-a-half minutes.

"It came to an end because an officer came to the view he had to bring the matter to an end and collided with the defendant's vehicle, causing him to stop."

Dash cam footage from the police car captured the pursuit and Calvert, who was first convicted of dangerous driving when he was just 12 and has multiple motoring offences on his record, being brought to a halt.

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Calvert, of no fixed address, admitted dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, having no insurance and possessing a small amount of amphetamine he was carrying when arrested.

He was on licence and post sentence supervision from a previous jail term at the time.

Judge Edward Bindloss sentenced him to 14 months behind bars with a five year driving ban.

The judge told him: "This was a built up and residential area. There was a substantial risk to the police officers and those residents in the area and the general public."

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Judge Bindloss added: "In my judgement, you show a blatant disregard for the courts and sentences they impose and to the law generally."

Tony Cornberg, defending, said Calvert needs intervention to help him grasp the seriousness of his repeated behaviour and the damage it causes.

Mr Cornberg added: "I have watched the footage. It is some of the worst driving you are every likely to see, save for cases where injury or death result.

"This is terrible driving, we accept that."

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