A DANGEROUS driver who led police on a 90 mile-per-hour chase, just days after vowing never to speed again, has been jailed.

Police said Joshua Houlgrave’s driving was 'unacceptable' and put the lives of other road users at risk.

A court heard how the pursuit on February 10 came nine days after Houlgrave had led police on a prolonged high-speed chase and vowed never to do it again.

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Blackburn magistrates heard in the second incident Houlgrave, 20, embarked on an even more horrifying piece of dangerous driving which took in three towns and lasted 28 minutes.

The court was told he reached speeds of more than 90mph in 30mph zones, went through red lights and forced other vehicles, including two HGVs, to take evasive action as he drove from Blackburn, through Darwen to Bolton and back to Darwen.

Police twice deployed a stinger, once in Bolton and once in Darwen and when the chase came to an end his car had lost a tyre.

Houlgrave, of Audley Range, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving without insurance or driving licence on February 1 and the same three offences on February 10.

Prosecuting at the magistrates court Catherine Allan said the first incident started at 4.10am when a firework was thrown from a car towards a police vehicle.

The car raced off and went through a red light into Buncer Lane, Blackburn, where it travelled on the wrong side of the road at 70mph.

It was driven through more red lights and reached 75mph as it raced up Shear Brow, St James Road, Earl Street, Brookhouse, Whalley Range and Barbara Castle Way.

It turned onto Eanam and was travelling at 50mph on the wrong side of the road when a car coming in the opposite direction swerved and narrowly avoided a collision.

The case was sent to Preston Crown Court where Recorder Katherine Pierpoint sentenced Houlgrave to 12 months in a young offender’s institution and banned him from driving for 30 months. He must also pay a £140 victim surcharge.

Speaking after the case PC Will Wells, from Lancashire Police which supports the Lancashire Telegraph’s Stop the Madness campaign, said: “Dangerous driving is unacceptable and we will ensure that anyone caught speeding or driving erratically, putting the safety of other road users at risk are prosecuted."