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.

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.

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

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

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