A fugitive driver led police on a high-speed chase through Bedworth, Warwickshire, on March 16. Liviu Radu, 29, crashed his car and fled the scene on foot.
Police dashcam footage captured Radu running a red light and being rammed by another police car in Binley Woods. After running into nearby housing, he was located an hour later by a National Police Air Service helicopter, climbing through a window and hiding behind a garbage can before encountering a police dog handler.
Radu appeared to give himself up before fleeing again, but was later tackled to the ground by the police dog.
Radu, of Coventry, admitted to driving without insurance, dangerous driving, and driving not in accordance with a license.
He received a 12-month suspended sentence, was fined £1,500, and was banned from driving for 12 months upon appearing before Warwick Crown Court on June 21. He was also ordered to pay a victims’ surcharge of £187 and prosecution fees of £150.