Farooq, of Aston, Birmingham, was driving a BMW M3 when speeding away from police after they attempted to stop him last September.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old drove through parts of Solihull with police recording him driving at the exorbitant speeds in 30mph zones.<\/p>\n
West Midlands Police said the pursuit ended on Chester Road, Castle Bromwich, when Farooq crashed the vehicle the vehicle into a traffic island before careering into a career at a petrol station.<\/p>\n
After that, Farooq climbed into the back seats of the car alongside two men and claimed to have been a passenger.<\/p>\n
Footage from earlier in the evening showed clothes worn by the driver matched those worn by Farooq, according to police.<\/p>\n
“This was reckless driving by someone who should not have been behind the wheel,\u201d said PC Robert Lattimer of the roads policing unit.<\/p>\n
“Officers had suspicions around the vehicle and tried to pull it over; but Farooq failed to stop and hit speeds of 115mph in 30mph zones.”<\/p>\n
Farooq was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court, jailed for two-and-a-half years for dangerous driving and driving whilst disqualified, and was banned from driving for ten years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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