Dangerous driver Dalton Towler banned after half-hour pursuit from March to Leverington

A man who led the police on a 30-minute pursuit has been banned from driving.

Dalton Towler, 29, was spotted by Fenland’s neighbourhood officers in a black Nissan X-Trail, on Hundred Road in March, at about 7pm on May 18.

He had failed to stop earlier that week and again made off at speed, through March and onto the A141 before turning off the A47 towards Murrow.

Rural crime officers took over the pursuit as Towler continued to drive dangerously. He eventually stopped on Roman Bank in Leverington.

Towler, of Morton Avenue in March, appeared at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court last Monday, where he was sentenced to a year in prison, suspended for 18 months.

He was also handed an 18-month driving ban after admitting dangerous driving, failing to stop, and failing to provide – after he failed to undergo a roadside drug test.

He was also ordered to complete a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement and a 25-day rehabilitation activity requirement.

Sergeant Tom Nuttall, from the force’s rural crime action team, said: “Towler admitted he chose not to stop as he knew he was already in trouble.

“That was a selfish and potentially fatal decision because driving dangerously at high speed puts many people at serious risk.”