A dangerous driver was rammed by a police car after he tried to drive the wrong way along the A46.
Officers were searching for the wanted man, Wayne Sykes, when they began following him near East Bridgford on Thursday 11 June.
Sykes, a disqualified driver who had failed to appear in court earlier that week for driving-related offences, then failed to stop as he drove towards the village of Newton.
As he rounded the roundabout at the junction of Bridgford Street, Sykes forced the pursuing officers into immediate action by mounting a grass verge and driving the wrong way towards oncoming traffic exiting the A46.
Fearing for public safety, the pursuing officers immediately made tactical contact with the rear side of Sykes’ Vauxhall Insignia, sending it spinning around.
As Sykes then tried to reverse away, two other police vehicles completed a containment manoeuvre to box the vehicle in.
Sykes, aged 42, of Coalville, Leicestershire, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday 12 June and pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving without insurance, and driving whilst disqualified.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday 17 July, he was jailed for 32 months and given an extended driving ban.
Sergeant Craig Luckett, of the Roads Policing Unit, said:
“Whenever we begin a pursuit on the roads, public safety is always our number one priority.
“So, when this individual attempted to enter a busy dual carriageway in the wrong direction, we had no choice but to take immediate action to bring the pursuit to a safe resolution. It doesn’t bear thinking about the carnage that could have ensued had my officers not taken direct action.
“Thanks to the quick thinking, professionalism, and courage of all involved, this man was swiftly detained and the public protected from harm.”