35-year-old Sharaz Ali had drunk vodka and taken cocaine when he was pursued by two patrol vehicles and the police helicopter around residential streets in Bradford.
He was already under investigation for supplying cannabis and possession of cocaine and MDMA, prosecutor Clare Walsh told Bradford Crown Court today. He pleaded guilty to those offences as well as dangerous driving and driving while over the prescribed limit for alcohol and cocaine. He had £277 in cash with him as well as 19 street deals of skunk cannabis worth £340, £137 of cocaine and £20 of MDMA. He had 14 previous convictions for 23 offences, including supplying drugs and driving over the limit, and while disqualified.
The Recorder of Bradford, Judge Richard Mansell QC, said Ali had a complete disregard for the law as far as the rules of the road were concerned. He jailed him for 12 months for supplying cannabis and six months to run consecutively for the driving offences. Ali was banned from driving for two years and nine months and until he takes an extended retest.
