Unlicenced driver sped on wrong side of road and through red lights
The officers were on Ainley Top roundabout when Khan sped by through a red traffic light, causing a member of the public to sound their horn.
Khan took the first exit onto New Hey Road towards Birkby and, because of their position, the officers had to do another lap of the roundabout before following him.
They caught up with him on Halifax Old Road and indicated at him to stop but he accelerated away.
As Khan reached Bradford Road heading towards Huddersfield town centre he was on the wrong side of the road as he continued onto Great Northern Street.
Mrs Jones said: “He was in a 30mph area driving in excess of 50mph and drove straight towards a Range Rover which had to take evasive action to avoid a serious collision.
“Then he headed towards the ring road through red lights, again causing a member of the public to have to avoid collision.
“On Bradford Road he accelerated to 50mph in a 30mph limit and travelled a considerable distance on the wrong side of the road.”
Khan came to a stop on Willow Lane in Birkby and admitted that he had no licence or insurance.
Jonathan Slawinski, mitigating, said: “He went to stop at first but then decided to drive on. He panicked when he recognised that it was police.
“He can’t remember all of the pursuit because he was panicking so much and does regret his actions.”
Mr Slawinski added that Khan, of Rose Terrace in Fartown, would normally catch a lift to work.
He explained: “On the date in question it was Eid and he (the driver) took time off but the defendant Police decided to follow the car being driven by Awais Khan when he jumped a red light at Ainley Top roundabout didn’t. There was a Mercedes at the property belonging to a friend who left it there and he took it to get to work so that he wouldn’t lose his job.”
Magistrates said that the case was beyond their sentencing powers and committed Khan to Leeds Crown Court.
He will be sentenced there on September 27 and was banned from driving in the interim.