A police helicopter tracked a dangerous driver as he hit speeds of 100mph - but was stopped by a stinger on the ground, then ran away before falling into a river.
Christopher Norton used to work as a head chef at former Saltwater bar and restaurant, in The Cornerhouse, but was made redundant in March 2018, leading to the loss of his accommodation.
Nottingham Crown Court heard how his fortunes took a turn for the worse over his horrendous driving.
Details of the last conviction were not aired in court, with the focus on what happened over around 20 minutes on Sunday, October 7, last year when he repeatedly broke the speed limit, ignored red lights and twice veered on the wrong side of a keep left bollard.
He went along Southwell Road toward Rainworth, through Kirklington and headed for the village of Hockerton, driving through there at 60mph. Police followed with a helicopter crew tracking his speeding red Vauxhall Astra.
Mark Knowles, prosecuting, said at one point: "He went through traffic lights at 100mph in a 60mph area".
Police stingers were eventually used to stop him - but he ran off and fell into a river where he got into difficulties and ended up lying on the riverbank.
The 29-year-old, now of Mount Lane, Kirkby la Thorpe, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, having no insurance or licence and fraudulent use of a registration plate.
Judge Steven Coupland sent him to prison for ten months for the dangerous driving and give him two months for the breach of the notification requirement concurrently.
"His licence will be endorsed for the other offences. He will be subject to a three-year and five month driving ban and an extended retest.
He told him: "You left the car, ran and tried to evade police and ultimately fell into a river."
Lucky Thandi, mitigating, said Norton panicked and he was impulsive at the time and "not thinking clearly".
She spoke of him being sectioned under the Mental Health Act in 2015 due to an attempt on his own life and how he spent five or six months in hospital being assessed. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, emotional instability and personalty disorder.
