Heart-stopping moment a fleeing driver is tackled by motorbike police after 100mph chase through Birmingham
- Nicholas Caddy, 25, was pursued by police in a 100mph chase in Birmingham
- He was rugby-tackled by officers after crashing a VW Golf R and running away
- Caddy, of Minworth, near Sutton Coldfield, was jailed for 12 months on Friday
- West Midlands Police have since released a video of the April 13 chase
A speeding driver was rugby-tackled by police officers when he tried to escape on foot following a 100mph car chase.
Nicholas Caddy, 25, was pursued by motorbike police officers through the streets of Aston in Birmingham on April 13.
Heart-stopping footage shows Caddy weaving a white VW Golf R through the city’s streets, hitting speeds of 100mph.
Nicholas Caddy, 25, (centre) was pursued by police officers on motorbikes in a 100mph chase through Birmingham on April 13
Police dashcam footage shows Caddy weaving a white VW Golf R through the streets before he is rugby-tackled by a police officer (above)
Caddy overtakes a van on a bend and swerves to avoid stationary traffic after police officers tried to get him to pull over.
He speeds through a red light and hits 90mph before losing control and crashing into railings outside a nursery.
Caddy, wearing a t-shirt and shorts, tries to escape on foot but a police officer catches up with him on his motorbike.
The officer stops his motorbike and leaps off, grabbing Caddy’s foot to trip him up.
The fleeing driver is tackled to the floor and arrested by an officer, who shouts: ‘Give us your hands! Give us your hands!’
When he was later questioned by police, Caddy said he had given a lift to a friend who left a bag of cannabis in his car and he panicked when he saw the police.
Caddy (above) lost control of the car and crashed into railings outside a nursery before he was arrested by police officers
Nicholas Caddy (above) admitted to dangerous driving and was jailed for 12 months on Friday. He was also given a 42-month driving ban
Caddy was travelling at an average of 64mph in the high-speed chase.
West Midlands Police released the footage of the chase after Caddy, of Minworth, near Sutton Coldfield, was jailed for 12 months on Friday.
PC Steve Lovering, who was one of the two police motorcyclists who pursued Caddy, said: ‘This was appalling driving at really high speeds through the streets of Birmingham.
‘We worked out that the pursuit covered a distance of 1.6 miles and took 90 seconds, meaning an average speed of 64mph.’
Caddy admitted to dangerous driving and was also given a 42-month driving ban.