While he may have thought he was driving a James Bond car, 30-year-old Astin Martin O'Brien was actually behind the wheel of his Ford Fiesta when he led police on a high-speed chase.
Newly-released footage by Northumbria Police captures the dangerous driver tearing through a 30mph zone in a residential area at 93mph.
O'Brien, of Disraeli Street, in Blyth, was already a banned driver who had no insurance or licence at the time.
In the footage - which you can watch above - he recklessly reached speeds of almost 100mph as he passed through buil- up streets at night in the rain.
After crashing into a wall, he can be seen attempting to escape police on foot during the pursuit around Ashington on September 28 last year.
Officers were deployed alongside the police helicopter to track down the speedster and put an emergency stop on his actions before anyone was injured.
Unfortunately for O’Brien, officers were hot on his heels and arrested him shortly after. However, he failed to provide a specimen after officers suspected him of being under the influence.
In December, O’Brien, of Disraeli Street in Blyth, admitted failing to provide a specimen at the scene and was jailed for eight weeks by magistrates and banned from driving for three years.
O'Brien then appeared at Newcastle Crown Court yesterday (Thursday) charged with a string of other driving offences.
He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, having no insurance or licence and failing to stop. He was sentenced to an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.
Superintendent Helena Barron, from Northumbria Police, said: “O’Brien was incredibly lucky that no one was injured by his extremely dangerous and reckless driving.
“He was already banned from driving from previous convictions and therefore had no insurance or licence at the time of the incident.
“His actions risked the lives of the officers trying to stop him and the lives of others. Hopefully this time he will see how deadly the consequences of his actions could have been and thinks again before getting behind the wheel.
“He might be called Astin Martin but he’s no James Bond and he’ll need to get used to public transport for the time being.”
O’Brien was also sentenced to a three-month curfew between 7pm and 7am.
