Man crashed into bus while fleeing police at speeds of up to 100mph

JUDGE: 'YOU WERE DRIVING LIKE A LOONY'

- By MARK NAYLOR

A PANICKING driver foolishly thought that he “could outrun the police” in his Audi Q7 and hurtled around streets “like a loony” during a hair-raising high-speed chase just before midnight.

Ex-soldier Dean Kane reached frightening speeds of 100mph and drove recklessly over speed bumps and through red traffic lights before disaster struck when he suddenly crashed into a bus that he tried to squeeze past.

He quickly got out and ran off after the crash before finally “coming to his senses” when he realised to his horror that he was about to be set on by a police dog, Hull Crown Court heard.

Kane, 30, of Blaycourt, Orchard Park estate, north Hull, admitted dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, having no insurance and driving with only a provisional licence on June 10.

The court heard that police on duty at 11.44pm tried to stop a silver Audi Q7 and activated their blue flashing lights in Sutton Road, Hull, but the driver - Kane - failed to stop and accelerated away at speeds of 100mph. He headed through red traffic lights during the chase.