A motorist led police on a chase through Bolton , reaching speeds of up to 70mph. Dane Blears, aged 23, appeared at court to be sentenced after the pursuit in November 25 of last year Blears, of Ralph Street, Halliwell , was sentenced for dangerous driving, driving without insurance and driving without a licence. Prosecuting, Megan Edwards said: "At 10pm on November 25, PC Dean was on patrol in an unmarked police vehicle in Bolton when he was made aware of another patrol pursuing a black Vauxhall Astra they believed to be on cloned plates.
"Ten minutes later, the police officer sited him on St George's Road and pursued. "The car went through a red light at 40mph in a 30mph zone, narrowly avoiding a collision. "He then went across a grass area, through a housing estate at speeds of between 20 and 40mph, before re-joining the carriageway at 70mph in a 30mph.
" Officers followed the Vauxhall to Moss Bank Park, where it was dumped on a "grassed area" and its driver fled. Read more: WATCH: Teen 'conned his way into car' and weaved at high speeds through motorway Read more: Member of landmark 'Bolton Seven' group groomed, raped and abused young boys Read more: Police officer 'in relationship' with prisoner plotted burglary and money laundering Police vehicles could not follow the car, but a police helicopter, which had joined the pursuit, tracked him to a wooded area. Ms Edwards added: "Officers searched and located the defendant in a back garden on a residential street.
" Blears had.
