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Burnley man jailed for 14 months after leading police on car chase while under the influence of drugs.

A man has been jailed for 14 months after leading police on a car chase while under the influence of drugs.

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Officers signalled for the Fiat 500 car, being driven by Jason Ramsey to stop. Instead, he sped up, reaching speeds of over 80mph whilst in a 30mph zone. Ramsey stopped and was detained by police and he failed our roadside drug test. It also transpired he was disqualified from driving.

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Ramsey (47) of Wellesley Street, Burnley was charged with failing to stop, using a motor vehicle on a road without third party insurance, dangerous driving and two counts of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit.

He was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment and banned from driving for 43 months at Burnley Crown Court on Monday (December 19th)

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