Jail for dangerous driver after police chase

A dangerous driver has been jailed after he lost control and crashed into a telegraph pole in Baildon.

The incident took place at around 10pm on Keighley Road when Matthew Jordan Crooks was seen by police driving a stolen Vauxhall Corsa.

Officers had asked him to pull over however he continued to carry on driving, narrowly missing a bus and driving on the wrong side of the road.

The 26-year-old admitted to dangerous driving and having no insurance and was jailed for 22 months. He is also disqualified from driving for three years.

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