Man jailed after caravan chase
Police chased the van and caravan at up to speeds of 80 mph before the collision
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A man has been jailed after leading police in Yorkshire on a high-speed chase with a stolen caravan attached to his van.
Bradford Crown Court sentenced Vincent Kerr - who was banned from driving at the time of the offence - to time behind bars after hearing how he reached speeds of up to 80 mph before crashing the vehicles into the central reservation of the M621.
The caravan - worth around £17,000 - was stolen from J Deans Haulage Yard in Greetland, while the £12,000 Citroen van was taken during a separate burglary.
Police became suspicious when they noticed that the number plates on both vehicles did not match and began to follow.
However, Mr Kerr proceeded to take off at speed, alerting police that something was amiss.
After two police cars unsuccessfully tried to box him in, the driver lost control of the vehicles and collided with the central reservation barrier before careering across the road onto the grass verge.
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