A DANGEROUS driver who was drugged-up at the time rammed a police car in a bid to evade arrest.

Howard Rogerson has now been locked up, almost two years on from his disgraceful actions behind the wheel while disqualified.

On October 29, 2022, officers from Cheshire Police attempted to stop a Ford Focus on Daresbury Expressway.

The driver, later confirmed to be Rogerson, failed to stop, accelerating harshly in a bid to flee from officers.

At times, Rogerson was travelling more than twice the legal speed limit.

The vehicle continued until it met a dead end and tried to complete a u-turn, ramming into the police vehicle as officers attempted to block his path.

Rogerson was subsequently arrested and was found to have amphetamine in his bloodstream, while checks revealed he was also driving with an expired provisional licence, having previously been disqualified from driving.

The now-45-year-old was subsequently charged with dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and drug driving.

The Cheshire Police car that was damaged during the pursuitThe Cheshire Police car that was damaged during the pursuit (Image: Cheshire Police)

However, he failed to appear in court when required on May 31 last year, after which he was circulated as wanted, and later arrested following extensive enquiries on August 15, 2023.

Appearing before Chester Crown Court recently, Rogerson, of Alkington Road in Whitchurch, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and disqualified from driving for three years.

The sentence was welcomed by PC Nathan Holland, who said: “Rogerson knew he should not have been driving.

He was stopped for driving while disqualified exactly a month earlier and prosecuted.

“In his efforts to try and flee from officers, he put other road users and members of the public at risk, reaching high speeds more than twice the legal speed limit.

“He even put officers at risk by driving directly into a police vehicle, but his efforts were to no avail, and he is now facing time in custody for his actions.

“We take offences on the road extremely seriously.

“Driving is not a right. It is a privilege which demands respect and care to ensure the safety of everyone who shares the roads.

“We will continue to crack down on anyone who breaches the rules of road, and I welcome the judge’s decision to impose an immediate custodial sentence.”