Drug-driver hits 112mph as he speeds away from police in cocaine-fuelled joyride through Derby

Shocking footage shows a drug-driver speeding through Derby during a 112mph police chase.

Benjamin Keen, 33, led police on a nail-biting pursuit while three times over the driving limit for cocaine.

He skidded over grassy areas and ‘leapt’ over speed bumps in an effort to get away from officers.

Benjamin Keen, 33, led police on a nail-biting pursuit while three times over the driving limit for cocaine

At one point, Keen slammed his brakes on and forced a chasing vehicle to crash into his boot, damaging it severely.

Keen, of Wilson Street, Derby, also reached speeds of 112mph on a dual carriageway in the chase.

Jonathon Dee, prosecuting, said: ‘At around 1am on Sunday, September 23, police on Ashbourne Road heading into Derby saw a vehicle that was driving at speed out of the Mackworth Estate.

‘It appeared to have an unusual rear window. It was made of plastic.

At one point, Keen slammed his brakes on and forced a chasing vehicle to crash into his boot, damaging it severely

At one point, Keen slammed his brakes on and forced a chasing vehicle to crash into his boot, damaging it severely

‘What then followed was a high speed chase that lasted up to 10 miles and involved two police cars.

‘It starts on Ashbourne Road and goes around the ring road and comes off at the A6. It then goes through Darley Abbey.’

CCTV of the chase was shown in Derby Crown Court.

Mr Dee said: ‘He was reaching speeds of over 80mph in 30mph zones and leaping over speed bumps.

‘There was then a high speed chase through residential areas where cars are parked on both sides of the roads. He went at 60-70mph through those.’

Keen, of Wilson Street, Derby, also reached speeds of 112mph on a dual carriageway in the chase

Keen, of Wilson Street, Derby, also reached speeds of 112mph on a dual carriageway in the chase

Mr Dee said traffic was thankfully light at this point, but there were a few pedestrians around which could have been injured.

He continued: ‘At around five or six minutes into the chase on a residential street the defendant slams his brakes on.

‘The police car has nowhere to go and collides with the rear of the defendant’s vehicle.

‘The defendant then carries on. The police car is damaged and steam is coming out of the damaged radiator.

‘The chase continues for a couple of minutes and then another police car overtakes.’

Mr Dee said traffic was thankfully light at this point, but there were a few pedestrians around which could have been injured

Mr Dee said traffic was thankfully light at this point, but there were a few pedestrians around which could have been injured

Eventually, Keen was stopped and boxed in by officers. 

Mr Dee said: ‘He was just under the legal limit for alcohol, at 30 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath.’

Mr Dee continued: ‘But he was three times over the legal driving limit for cocaine and eight times over the legal limit for an amphetamine type drug that is created when the body metabolises cocaine.

‘The officer sustained minor injuries and the police car suffered extensive damage to the front, costing several thousands of pounds to repair.

Keen pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving under the influence of cocaine and driving under the influence of Benzoylecgonine

Keen pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving under the influence of cocaine and driving under the influence of Benzoylecgonine

‘He does have a number of previous convictions for theft going back to the 1990s – assault and grievous bodily harm. He is 33 years old and does not have a poor driving record.’

Keen pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving under the influence of cocaine and driving under the influence of Benzoylecgonine.

In sentencing, the two drug counts were treated as one as Benzoylecgonine originates from cocaine consumption.

Stephen Cobley, defending, said: ‘I make it clear that he fully accepts the gravity of what he did.

‘There is no mitigation at all on the facts, save for a matter of good fortune which was that no one was seriously injured that night.

In sentencing, the two drug counts were treated as one as Benzoylecgonine originates from cocaine consumption

In sentencing, the two drug counts were treated as one as Benzoylecgonine originates from cocaine consumption

‘The consequences have been clear to him for some time. They have weighed heavily on him.

‘He is sorry for what he did. His remorse might be clear from the early guilty plea. He has been resigned to his fate from an early stage.’

Judge Robert Egbuna told Keen: ‘This is one of the worst pieces of dangerous driving that I have seen in a long time. It beggars belief.

‘Anyone seeing that driving would realise that you could have quite easily taken the life of someone.

‘You treated the streets of Derbyshire as if it was a Formula One driving track.’

The judge handed him 16 months in prison for dangerous driving and two months to run concurrently for drug-driving.

He was also disqualified from driving for two years and eight months.

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