Video captures drunk driver nearly three times over limit in dangerous pursuit in South Yorkshire

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He broke the speed limit, drove through red lights, on the wrong side of the road and the wrong way down one-way streets

A drunk driver who told South Yorkshire Police officers to “f*** off” before speeding away and leading them on a dangerous pursuit has been banned from driving.

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Officers carrying out proactive vehicle stops approached a white Ford Transit van in Doncaster city centre at around 5am on March 29, 2024. Following a spate of van thefts in the area, the officers wanted to check the vehicle’s documents, however, when they approached the driver, 32-year-old Jake Horne told them to “f*** off”.

Jake Horne, aged 38, of Church Balk, Doncaster, was arrested after leading South Yorkshire Police officers on a dangerous pursuit.Jake Horne, aged 38, of Church Balk, Doncaster, was arrested after leading South Yorkshire Police officers on a dangerous pursuit.
Jake Horne, aged 38, of Church Balk, Doncaster, was arrested after leading South Yorkshire Police officers on a dangerous pursuit. | SYP

Horne then led the officers on a dangerous chase, where he went the wrong way down one-way streets, drove on the wrong side of the road, broke the speed limit and drove through red lights.

Eventually, Horne entered a cul-de-sac and with nowhere to go, he was arrested. At the scene, he admitted he had been “drinking ale” and he failed a roadside breath test, blowing 98. The legal limit is 35. Further checks revealed he had no insurance and no licence to drive the Ford Transit van.

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Horne, of Church Balk in Edenthorpe, Doncaster, was later charged with driving while over the prescribed limit of alcohol, driving without insurance, driving without a licence and dangerous driving. He appeared before Sheffield Crown Court for sentencing on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, where he was given a 12-month community order, requiring him to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and 25 days of rehabilitation activity.

He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £114 and banned from holding or obtaining a driving licence for two years.

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