A drug dealer who led police on a dangerous pursuit in an uninsured car has been jailed

Grace Turner

Published: 4:54 pm March 15, 2023

Updated: 10:01 am October 8, 2025

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Joshua Baker made off from officers in the uninsured Volkswagen Golf after he was stopped on Lanchester Road, near Burnhope, in June 2021.

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The 23-year-old then drove at high speed through busy roads in Annfield Plain, Catchgate and Harelaw, often on the wrong side of the road and into oncoming traffic, narrowly missing several vehicles.

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