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A teenager 'engrossed' in a phone call crashed into a police car trying to pull her over.

The woman - who brazenly said she felt officers were picking on her - has had her driving licence revoked.

Jordana Leader was so engrossed in her phone conversation, police said, that she failed to notice the cops' car.

The vehicle had its sirens and lights activated in a bid to get her to pull over.

The incident unfolded as she approached a pedestrian crossing in St Stephen’s Road in Highfields, Leicester, our sister title LeicestershireLive reports.

The 19-year-old had moments earlier been pulled over by officers who mistakenly believed her black Volkswagen Polo was stolen.

After a search of her car, Leader was allowed to continue, but when she drove off she immediately answered a phone call from a friend in full view of two police officers.

They activated their patrol car’s lights and sirens in an attempt to get her to again pull over.

When she did not stop, the officers accelerated past her and then stopped in front of her to try to halt her, but she crashed into their vehicle.

Leader, of Beckett Road, Humberstone, appeared before Leicester magistrates this morning to admit charges of careless driving and not wearing a seatbelt.

Samina Choudhury, prosecuting, said the incident happened at 2.15pm on October 22 last year.

She read a statement from Pc Tom Wilson, who was assisting other officers who pulled the defendant over.

He said: “She pulled away from the junction not wearing her seatbelt and was on her mobile phone.”

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She was driving at around 20mph, he said, and attempts to get her attention by changing the tone of the sirens failed.

The officer described Leader as being "engrossed" in her conversation, and the court heard that he became worried that she would not stop at the red light.

Pc Wilson said he pulled round and in front of Leader, leaving her room to stop.

But she continued and collided with the police car, damaging its passenger door.

Wayne Hardy, defending Leader, said that when police had initially stopped his client she was forced out of her car while it was searched.

He said: “This distressed Ms Leader and caused her to suffer anxiety and a panic attack.”

Mr Hardy said that as she pulled away, a friend called her who was trying her best to calm Leader down.

He told the court Leader was aware the police car was following her, but added: “She is a relatively inexperienced driver.

“She did not know what to do and was trying to find a safe place to pull over and stop.

“Ms Leader understands she should have stopped when initially requested, but she didn’t know how to deal with the situation.

“She felt the police were picking on her.

“She has been extremely distressed by this whole situation.”

Mr Hardy said his client was being treated for mental health issues and that she passed her driving test a year ago.

New drivers who accumulate six penalty points in their first two years have their licence revoked and must take their theory and driving tests again.

Leader was given nine points on her licence, fined £120, and ordered to pay a £30 victim surcharge and court costs of £80.

Chairman of the magistrates Liz Darling told the defendant: “I know it means you will lose your licence, but you were in a built up area using your phone, seemingly unaware the police car was there.”