VIDEO: Watch the moment driver jumps from moving car to escape police

This is the moment a young driver jumped from a moving vehicle to avoid being caught by police.
By Nick Frame
Published 9th Feb 2021, 07:00 BST
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Warehouse operative Todd Burgin did not have a licence or insurance leapt from the Ford Mondeo after the chase through residential streets in South Kirkby, Leeds Crown Court was told.

He received a suspended sentence after admitted a charge of dangerous driving. The Crown Prosecution Service has since released the footage of the chase in which he reached speeds of up to 50mph in 30mph zones.

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He took them down Holmsley Lane, Dunsley Terrace and West Street in South Kirkby.

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The defendant tried to run off, leaving the Ford Mondeo smash into a parked car.The defendant tried to run off, leaving the Ford Mondeo smash into a parked car.
The defendant tried to run off, leaving the Ford Mondeo smash into a parked car.

Eventually, Burgin and his passenger opened their doors and jumped out before running off.

Burgin was not arrested until some time later after a forensic match from the car was found. Dash cam footage from the police car also showed him clearly as he began running from the Mondeo.

He was given a six-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, ordered to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work, and given a 30-month driving ban.