Police used a stinger to end a 140mph pursuit that started in Harrogate yesterday.
The incident began when the man attempted to drive home immediately after he was convicted in court for drug driving and lost his licence.
Paul Cording, a roads policing sergeant at North Yorkshire Police, tweeted last night:
“Unbelievably he left the courtroom and got straight behind the wheel of a car to drive home.”
Sgt Cording said the motorist defied police requests to stop and began speeding along the A59 and A1(M). He added:
“Weaving dangerously in and out of traffic and using all the lanes including the hard shoulder, the vehicle reached speeds of over 140mph
“The vehicle then headed towards Leeming where a stinger was deployed by our armed response vehicle colleagues before being safely stopped and the driver arrested.”
Sgt Cording said the man had shown “a complete disregard for road safety and the judicial system”.
He added he was subsequently charged and remanded to appear in court this morning.
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Harrogate property developer gets 16-month drink-driving ban
Harrogate property developer Adam Thorpe has been banned from driving for 16 months after being caught almost twice over the legal limit.
Thorpe, 41, of Ingerthorpe Hall, Markington, was stopped by police in November last year on the B6265 near Risplith Hill.
He was found to have 66 micrograms of alcohol per 100 ml of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms.
Thorpe pleaded not guilty in April but changed his plea at Harrogate Magistrates Court on Friday.
Magistrates said his 16-month disqualification from driving would be reduced by 16 weeks if he completed a course.
Thorpe was fined £984. He was also ordered to pay £98 to victim services and costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Thorpe announced plans for a £75 million redevelopment of the former Harrogate Borough Council building at Crescent Gardens in 2017.
The plans included luxury apartments, an art gallery, underground car park, swimming pool and restaurant.
But his company ATP Ltd went into administration with debts of almost £11 million.