A COCAINE-FUELLED driver who jumped four red lights and careered along on the wrong side of the road in a high speed police chase from Halifax to Queensbury has been jailed for 15 months.

Joshua Winterbottom, 25, was 20 times the drug driving limit when he led officers on the 20 minute pursuit at 4am on April 8.

He had taken cocaine and MCAT before storming out of a former partner's home and driving off in a silver Vauxhall Astra while banned and uninsured, Bradford Crown Court heard today.

Prosecutor Frances Pencheon said Winterbottom had previously been disqualified from driving for defective tyres and speeding.

This time, he was banned for three years after admitting dangerous driving, driving under the influence of cocaine, driving while disqualified and not being insured.

He was seen by the police speeding in Halifax town centre and pursued through Hipperholme and Brighouse, travelling at double the speed limit, crossing on to the wrong side of the road, taking a roundabout the wrong way and jumping four red traffic lights.

The police tried to box him in, before stopping him by driving in front of him as he approached Queensbury.

A test revealed he was 20 times over the drug limit and he admitted taking cocaine and MCAT.

Winterbottom, of South Parade, Halifax, had a previous conviction for possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply, Miss Pencheon said.

His barrister, Sophie Drake, said he pleaded guilty at the first opportunity.

He was battling drug misuse that had escalated since he had suffered two family bereavements.

Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC told Winterbottom: "It is just good fortune that you didn't hurt or kill yourself, police officers or anyone else."

Winterbottom must take an extended retest to get his driving licence back after he has served the ban.