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Moment bungling driver 'snaps his ankle' leaping out of his moving Mercedes after 100mph police chase before being stopped by armed cop

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This is the moment a driver 'snaps his ankle' after leaping out of a moving Mercedes following a 100mph police chase.

Darren Welsh, 47, refused to pull over for officers in Hendon, Sunderland, and sparked a 13-minute pursuit where he drove at dangerously high speeds, failed to give way, went through red lights and travelled on the wrong side of the road.

Newcastle Crown Court heard Welsh went through two residential estates during the fast-paced chase, where he travelled at speeds of over 90 and 100mph at times and was finally forced to brake when he reached a cul-de-sac.