A disqualified and dangerous driver has been jailed again after he reached speeds of 90mph in 30mph zones while evading police.
Daniel Taylor, 21, appeared for sentence at Preston Crown Court on Monday (October 5) having had his case committed from Blackburn Magistrates’ Court in August.
The previous hearing heard Taylor repeatedly travelled om the wrong side of the road as he overtook other vehicles.
The pursuit ended when Taylor’s vehicle crashed with some bollards, at which point he got out of the still-moving vehicle and ran off.
Taylor, now of Water Street, Accrington, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, and driving without insurance.
Elisa Kukla, prosecuting at the magistrates’ court hearing, said Taylor sped off from police, initially reaching speeds of 50mph in a 20mph built-up residential area.
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Further into the chase, he reached 90mph, swerving in and out of traffic and overtaking on the wrong side of the road.
Miss Kukla said Taylor had previous convictions for dangerous driving in 2024 and in March of this year.
She said he had been recalled on prison licence until May 2027.
The offence for which he was sentenced in March occurred while Taylor was living in Scotland Bank Terrace in Blackburn.
He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving without a licence or insurance, and failing to stop for police, in relation to an offence in November 2025, when he was driving a Kia Cee'd in Grimshaw Park.
For this, he was jailed for eight months and banned from driving for 12 months.
For the new offences, Judge Richard Archer sentenced him to 12 months in prison and banned him from driving for 27 months.
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