A HIGH-speed car chase has led to a Salisbury man being disqualified from driving for 12 months.
The 21-year-old driver also pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and possession of cannabis.
A police helicopter was also used to assist officers in locating the driver.
Leon Barrington-Smith, of Devizes Road, Salisbury has been disqualified from driving for 12 months.
On May 27, police received calls from members of the public reporting that Barrington-Smith had been seen exchanging items with people on Bemerton Heath.
Officers attended the area and sighted Barrington-Smith’s blue Volkswagen Golf.
When a marked police vehicle drove behind him, he accelerated at speed and led officers on a high-speed pursuit, where he reached speeds of 70mph along Churchfields Road.
The police helicopter was scrambled which assisted in officers locating and arresting Barrington-Smith.
Barrington-Smith appeared in court on November 2 and pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and possession of cannabis.
He was sentenced to a 12 month community order, ordered to complete 180 hours of unpaid work and he was disqualified from driving for 12 months with a forced extended driving test following the disqualification period.
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