A driver has been jailed after being caught by police behind the wheel while he was banned for his role in a late night high speed police chase.

Carlisle Crown Court heard Joshua Lee Baker, now 22, had been banned from driving since the age of 19.

In May 2022, he appeared in front of a judge after an incident in March that year. The court was shown footage of Baker leaping from a moving car and sprinting down the touchline of a rugby pitch in a bid to flee police.

Moments earlier, he had been driving a Volkswagen Golf away from an officer who had hit 90mph in a 60mph zone and also 60mph in a 30mph village.

For a number of offences, including dangerous driving, Baker had an eight-month custodial sentence suspended for 18 months, was given a two-year ban and ordered to take an extended retest.

But he was back in court last summer when, for new motoring offences which included driving while disqualified, he had a separate suspended jail term imposed by a judge who also extended the previously-imposed suspension period from 18 months to 24.

But Baker was caught behind the wheel of a vehicle once again on December 6 2023 on the Distington bypass while his partner was a passenger.

He admitted driving while disqualified and having no insurance, and appeared at the crown court today to be sentenced.

Judge Nicholas Barker heard Baker, of Buckle Avenue, Cleator Moor, had decided to drive on that occasion to make a short journey home after his partner had fallen ill.

Baker was jailed immediately for a total of 10 months and he must serve a three-year driving ban when released.

“The more you keep driving when you shouldn’t be, the longer you will go to prison. It is as simple as that,” Judge Barker told him.

https://cumbriacrack.com/2024/01/05/banned-driver-jailed-for-taking-to-the-road/

On 05/01/2024 12:33 pm, Simon Mason wrote:

> A driver has been jailed after being caught by police behind the wheel while he was banned for his role in a late night high speed police chase.

Someone who has no valid driving licence (or who is disqualified from
obtaining or holding one) is not a driver. The accurate description of
them is "fully unqualified chav-cyclist".

That's all they're fit for. They can't fall any lower than that. It is
the lowest of the low.
> Carlisle Crown Court heard Joshua Lee Baker, now 22, had been [only an unqualified chav-cyclist] since the age of 19.
> In May 2022, he appeared in front of a judge after an incident in March that year. The court was shown footage of Baker leaping from a moving car and sprinting down the touchline of a rugby pitch in a bid to flee police.
> Moments earlier, he had been driving a Volkswagen Golf away from an officer who had hit 90mph in a 60mph zone and also 60mph in a 30mph village.

So much for the police officer.

What speed was Baker doing?

> For a number of offences, including dangerous driving, Baker had an eight-month custodial sentence suspended for 18 months, was given a two-year ban and ordered to take an extended retest.
> But he was back in court last summer when, for new motoring offences which included driving while disqualified, he had a separate suspended jail term imposed by a judge who also extended the previously-imposed suspension period from 18 months to 24.
> But Baker was caught behind the wheel of a vehicle once again on December 6 2023 on the Distington bypass while his partner was a passenger.
> He admitted driving while disqualified and having no insurance, and appeared at the crown court today to be sentenced.
> Judge Nicholas Barker heard Baker, of Buckle Avenue, Cleator Moor, had decided to drive on that occasion to make a short journey home after his partner had fallen ill.
> Baker was jailed immediately for a total of 10 months and he must serve a three-year driving ban when released.
> “The more you keep driving when you shouldn’t be, the longer you will go to prison. It is as simple as that,” Judge Barker told him.

> https://cumbriacrack.com/2024/01/05/banned-driver-jailed-for-taking-to-the-road/

QUOTE: A driver has been jailed after being caught by police behind the wheel while he was banned for his role in a late night high speed police chase. ENDS

His "role"?
Let me guess - he played the villain. :-)

On 05/01/2024 02:46 pm, Simon Mason wrote:

> QUOTE: A driver has been jailed after being caught by police behind the wheel while he was banned for his role in a late night high speed police chase. ENDS
>
> His "role"?
> Let me guess - he played the villain. :-)

No.

He'll have been playing the chav-cyclist. It's all he was unqualified for.

Baker is now a star on Youtube!

QUOTE: Police pursuit of Joshua Lee BakerENDS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2rs75Rhzrs

Hits a stinger at 2m 34s!

Then he legs it.

On 13/01/2024 05:01 pm, Simon Mason wrote:

> Baker is now a star on Youtube!
> QUOTE: Police pursuit of Joshua Lee BakerENDS
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2rs75Rhzrs
> Hits a stinger at 2m 34s!
> Then he legs it.

So he was running only because he was only qualified to ride a chav-bike
and nothing more than that.

That's the only way in which your post could be on-topic, wasn't it?

On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 5:01:47 PM UTC, Simon Mason wrote:
> Baker is now a star on Youtube!
>
> QUOTE: Police pursuit of Joshua Lee BakerENDS
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2rs75Rhzrs
>
> Hits a stinger at 2m 34s!
>
> Then he legs it.

Here is his mug shot - typical chavvy driver with no licence.
Utter scum.

https://cumbriacrack.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Joshua-Lee-Baker.png

On 13/01/2024 09:07 pm, Simon Mason wrote:

> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 5:01:47 PM UTC, Simon Mason wrote:
>> Baker is now a star on Youtube!
>>
>> QUOTE: Police pursuit of Joshua Lee BakerENDS
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2rs75Rhzrs
>>
>> Hits a stinger at 2m 34s!
>>
>> Then he legs it.
>
> Here is his mug shot - typical chavvy chav-cyclist [because] no licence.
> Utter scum.
>
> https://cumbriacrack.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Joshua-Lee-Baker.png

There...

Fixed it for you.

And rendered it on-topic.

QUOTE: Judge Nicholas Barker heard Baker, of Buckle Avenue, Cleator Moor, had decided to drive on that occasion to make a short journey home after his partner had fallen ill. ENDS

His Mr Arsehole missed a trick there - should have said that her waters had just broke! :-0