Moment nurse flees from police and leads them on cocaine-fuelled chase

EMMA CLARKE, 39, HAS BEEN JAILED FOR HER DANGEROUS DRIVING 16:00, 04 Sep 2023 This is the moment police approach a nurse moments before she took them on a cocaine-fuelled chase at almost

100mph. Emma Clarke quickly pulled away when a police officer leaned into her black Audi to grab the keys. Footage captured Clarke sitting in her stationary car with the wipers switched on

as the officer reached in to pull the keys out of the ignition. The 39-year-old is seen exchanging words with the officers before suddenly fleeing the scene. The policewoman made a frantic

dash to her car before a pursuit began. A court heard how the dangerous driver reached speeds of more than 90mph before trapping herself in a cul-de-sac. READ MORE: LYING PAEDO TRIED TO

BLAME EX AFTER POLICE FOUND STASH OF 1,500 CHILD SEX ABUSE PHOTOS 5,000 FREE RACING TICKETS TO WOLVERHAMPTON RACECOURSE TO GIVE AWAY WITH THE RACING LEAGUE Clarke - of Woodman Road,

Halesowen - admitted dangerous driving, failing to provide a blood specimen and possession of cocaine. She was jailed for 16 months at Mold Crown Court, NorthWalesLive reports. Clarke

reversed into the driveway of an elderly resident's house in Vicarage Gardens, Llandudno, Wales, on November 14 last year. She had been behaving suspiciously, with police called at

11.45pm, prosecutor Elen Owen said. PC Siwan Hughes made eye contact with Clarke, who then pretended to be asleep. She stretched her arm into the car in an attempt to get hold of the keys -

but Clarke drove off. A male officer hit the car window with a baton but this also failed to stop the former nurse. The defendant drove over gardens and bypassed two parked police cars

before heading towards Llandudno Junction. Dashcam footage played to the court showed two police cars chasing Clarke's Audi from Llandudno, along the A470, towards the Black Cat

roundabout at up to 97mph. She turned right into Llandudno Junction and stopped briefly but reversed away from officers. Footage captured her then driving back towards Conwy before turning

into Conway Road - a cul-de-sac near an Asda store. She stopped and was arrested. READ MORE: Mum could face fresh charges after injured two-month-old daughter diesREAD MORE: Weather maps

turn red for 30C heatwave as UK expected to see the 'hottest spell of weather since June' A roadside drugs test showed Clarke was positive for cocaine but she refused to provide a

blood sample. The convict claimed she drove away from the scene because she had not felt 'safe'. Officers said they had ensured a female officer approached her car in the driveway.

Simon Mintz, defending, accepted the dangerous driving had been 'quite bad and quite long'. Article continues below But the roads had been 'tranquil' and there had been

'no close shaves' with other vehicles or pedestrians during the incident. He noted that a probation service officer believed Clarke could be rehabilitated. Sentencing, Judge Nicola

Saffman said Clarke had put others at risk of 'significant harm'. The defendant had travelled at speeds including 94mph on a 60mph road, she said. The court heard how Clarke - who

was also banned from driving for two years and eight months - lost her job as a lead nurse at a health care provider.