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Police had to smash the window of a car and drag a man out after he got involved in a fight and drove away dangerously.

Shaun Andrew Williams resisted officers and refused to provide a breath test.

North East Magistrates Court heard the 28-year-old had been to support his friend during the opening of his shop on Brook Street in Wrexham .

But, in the early hours of the morning, he became involved in an altercation with another man outside.

CCTV footage shown to the court showed punches being thrown by both men before Williams got into his car and appeared to try to reverse towards the other man before driving away at speed.

Cameras also showed him driving dangerously over a roundabout and near the entrance of a hospital.

(Image: Hadyn Iball/Daily Post)

When he was stopped by police , he refused to get out of the car, forcing officers to smash a window to remove him.

Williams, of Clayton Road, Pentre Broughton, Wrexham, then refused to provide a breath test, although he remained adamant that he hadn't been drinking.

He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, public order, resisting arrest and failing to provide a breath test.

Justin Espie, prosecuting, said the footage highlighted the speed at which Williams drove away and showed him losing control of the rear of the vehicle, driving on the wrong side of the road and driving dangerously outside a hospital entrance.

Melissa Griffiths, defending, said Williams had "expressed genuine remorse" and was "not proud of his behaviour".

She said he had suffered anxiety about the thought of getting a custodial sentence and had his medication increased to help him through the proceedings.

He hadn't intended to strike the other man by reversing but admitted it "looked dreadful" on the footage and was thankful there were no injuries, she added.

Ms Griffiths said: "Although he stopped immediately, he knows he compounded the situation by failing to cooperate, although he's adamant he hadn't been drinking. He panicked."

Magistrates imposed a 12-week custodial sentence suspended for 12 months for Williams' "appalling driving standards" and ordered him to take an extended driving test after a 15-month driving ban.

He was also given a 12-month ban for failing to provide a breath test to run concurrently with the 15-month ban.

Williams was also told to pay a £120 fine, £115 victim surcharge and costs of £85.

No separate penalty was imposed for the public order.