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Headline: Moment smirking driver is found hiding inside garden box after high-speed chase
Caption: This is the moment police discovered a man hiding inside a garden box after a high-speed pursuit. Ryan Whitehead was in his car at the Port of Dover on February 8, being spoken to about a road traffic offence, when he suddenly drove off. Officers were alerted and pursued his vehicle as it raced down the M20 at speeds of more than 100mph. Whitehead crashed into a traffic island, narrowly avoiding a head-on collision with an oncoming car, before finally ploughing into a hedge in Seal, Sevenoaks. He got out of the vehicle and ran off on foot as officers gave chase. Bodyworn footage captured the moment police pursued him behind a nearby property. An officer opened can be seen opening one of several garden boxes, before slapping handcuffs on Whitehead who was curled up inside. Whitehead, of Blaenavon, Gwent, arrested and later charged with assaulting an emergency worker, dangerous driving and driving without insurance and whilst disqualified. The 32-year-old admitted all four charges and was jailed for a year at Canterbury Crown Court yesterday. He was also disqualified from driving for four and a half years and ordered to take an extended retest after that period.
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