A driver, who dialled 999 while being pursued by police to ask them to stop following him, has been jailed for dangerous driving.

Bruce Dewey, 36, a labourer of no fixed address appeared at Chichester Crown Court last month where he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without third party insurance.

Police had spotted Dewey driving a blue Honda Legend in Tarring Road and were aware he only had a provisional licence. Dewey accelerated away as the police car turned to follow him. For almost an hour, Dewey led police on a pursuit through the streets, before police initiated a tactical stop on the A27, bringing the incident to a dramatic conclusion. Police have released footage captured on their in-car cameras.

Dewey was jailed for 15 months, disqualified from driving for three years with a requirement to take an extended retest and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £100. He received no separate penalties for the licence and insurance offences.