Drunken driver aged 82 fled police at 80mph

AN 82-YEAR-OLD drink-driver led police on an 80mph chase through country villages.

Brian Seals was captured by a police dashboard camera driving at 70mph in a 30mph zone and at 80mph in a 40mph zone before having no choice but come to a halt behind slow-moving traffic, a court heard.

The pensioner startled motorists who had to take evasive action as he overtook them in his silver Toyota Aygo.

When police caught up with him, angry drivers pulled up to vent their fury at his erratic driving.

Seals, of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, began overtaking wildly a few miles from home. At York Crown Court he admitted dangerous driving and drink-driving.

Judge Neil Davey said Seals had shown a brazen disregard for the safety of others and had put their lives “at considerable risk”. He gave him a six-month suspended prison sentence and a two-year driving ban.

The pensioner walked free from court with the aid of a walking stick.