A drugs crook driving a £30,000 buggy led police on a chase that had to be abandoned after he sped past a school.
Officers began a pursuit of Jamie Oldroyd when he was spotted driving the off-road vehicle through his hometown of Warrington .
But they had to end the operation when he reached speeds approaching 50mph as he neared a school.
The patrol left him to continue on Station Road South - but he was arrested at a later date.
The chase came as detectives were beginning a 14 month probe into the 29-year-old's exploits.
That investigation led to the discovery of evidence revealing him as a significant player in the northern cocaine market.
While running a car rental firm Oldroyd was actually overseeing a multi-million pound Class A drugs gang.
With his associates he supplied dealers from London to Manchester, Darlington to Scunthorpe.
The profits were vast - a home video showed him sitting in a living room surrounded by an estimated £150,000 in cash .
He was seen driving 17 vehicles over the course of the investigation, codenamed Operation Dreadnought.
Earlier this year Oldroyd, of Rennie Drive , was jailed for 14 years and three months for conspiracy to supply cocaine.
The case could only be reported this week following the conclusion of a trial that was linked to Oldroyd.
Sixteen members of his outfit, which moved cocaine across the north of England, were jailed for a combined total of 117 years.
