Man found in garden box after high speed pursuit

Police have released footage showing the moment a driver crashed during a high speed pursuit through Kent and fled on foot before being found in a garden box.

Ryan Whitehead drove away when he was being spoken to by Port of Dover police officers following a road traffic offence at the port on 8 February.

His car was then seen by a patrol on the M20 and pursued by Kent Police, before it was involved in a crash near Seal, Sevenoaks.

The driver ran away from officers but was located hiding nearby in a garden box and arrested.

Ryan Whitehead, of Blaenavon, Gwent, was later charged with assaulting an emergency worker, dangerous driving and driving without insurance and whilst disqualified.

The 32-year-old admitted all four charges and was jailed for a year at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday 20 April.

He was also disqualified for four and a half years and ordered to take an extended retest after that period.