A DANGEROUS driver who led police on two high speed chases has been jailed.

Louis Brown took off at speeds of 70mph through a 40mph in Crawley in a Mini.

He narrowly missed cars and went the wrong way round a roundabout, and down a pedestrian footpath.

Video footage shows him speed off from a police patrol car and swerve between other vehicles before he was stopped.

Previously last year he had zoomed away from police at speeds of 70mph in a 30mph zone in Faygate.

During that incident in December last year he drove a Land Rover while high on a cocktail of drugs including cannabis and cocaine.

The 28-year-old appeared at Lewes Crown Court, where he was jailed for two years and eight months.

One officer said he has never seen someone drive so badly in 12 years of policing.

The force said the first incident happened on New Year’s Eve last year before he was stopped in Forest Road, Colgate.

Brown tested positive for cannabis and cocaine in his system, and was more than 16 times over the drug drive limit.

Then on September 6 this year, Brown was spotted in Crawley Avenue at 8pm in the Mini.

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Police followed at a safe distance at first before Brown tried to get away by overtaking another car.

He was only stopped at the end of a pedestrian footpath in Broadwood Rise, Broadfield after police rammed the vehicle.

Brown, of Lavington Close, Crawley, admitted two counts of dangerous driving, driving without insurance and while banned, possessing cocaine, and three counts of drug driving.

When released from prison he will be banned from driving for four years and four months, and must pay a £140 surcharge.

PC Mark Robinson said: “In my 12 years in policing, I have never seen anyone drive in such an appalling manner. Brown was clearly intent on evading arrest, and on both occasions his driving fell far below the expected standard of a competent motorist.

“Taking risks on the road significantly increases your chances of being involved in a collision. It’s fortunate Brown didn’t seriously injure himself or someone else. His sentence sends a clear message that dangerous driving and drug-driving are extremely serious offences which will not be tolerated.”

The PC urged people to call 999 to report drink and drug drivers, while evidence can also be reported online via Operation Crackdown. He added: “Help us keep you safe on the roads, and catch those who compromise road safety.”