A DANGEROUS driver who forced two other motorists off the road as he was chased by police through Bradford streets was locked up for the weekend by a judge who will sentence him on Monday.

Karim Sarosh reached speeds of 70mph in the late night pursuit on streets around Allerton Road after failing to stop for police who suspected him of speeding.

As he sped through a network of roads, his car veered across onto the opposite side of the carriageway on occasions and forced two drivers to take evasive action, mounting the kerb to avoid a collision.

The chase came to an end when the car collided with a fence and officers found Sarosh, 18, still strapped into the driver's seat of the car.

Checks showed he owned the silver Volkswagen Golf, which was properly insured.

Sarosh pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and prosecutor Louise Pryke told Bradford Crown Court the incident happened in August, when police patrol officers saw a car being driving too quickly in the opposite direction on Allerton Road.

They turned around to follow and the Golf "veered" into Greenbank Road "in excess of the 30 mph limit," she said.

"The road was narrow due to roadworks. The Golf continued to drive at speed. Officers spoke speeds between 60 mph and 70 mph on 30 mph limit roads," she said.

At its fastest, the Golf travelled at 70mph and travelled on various roads, forcing oncoming drivers to take evasive action and eventually crashed into a fence.

In mitigation, Irman Khan said: "We accept he drove on numerous roads. It has to be accepted it was largely careless driving but there comes a point where it goes beyond that with speeds of 60mph or 70mph."

Mr Khan accepted that Sarosh's actions caused two motorists to mount the kerb but added that the actual pursuit was shorter than the 17 minutes duration recorded by police because that included the time taken to turn around their patrol car and to arrest and caution him after the Golf crashed.

Sarosh had achieved good results at school and college and was currently employed as a cashier, with hopes of going to university, said Mr Khan.

He also acted in a caring capacity for his parents and was a role model to his siblings, he said.

However he was told by Judge D Hatton QC that he would be sentenced on Monday and was remanded in custody for the weekend.