A TEENAGE driver with no licence careered through Worcester's narrow streets with his tyres screeching during a high-speed police chase before crashing into a parked vehicle.
Paul Gill admitted a string of offences at Worcester Magistrates Court including dangerous driving, taking a Fiat Punto without consent, drink-driving and having no insurance.
He also admitted breaching an anti-social behaviour order forbidding him to be drunk in public and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.
Emma Lile, prosecuting, said officers in an unmarked car were undertaken at speed by the Punto on Deansway on Saturday.
When the car stopped at a red light, an officer had to jump out of the way when the car was "wheelspun" towards him before speeding off through two red lights.
Police gave chase through the Cattlemarket, Moor Street and The Tything towards Barbourne.
Miss Lile said: "It was swerving from left to right crossing into the opposite lane and reaching speeds of 70mph in a 30mph limit."
After almost colliding with another car, Gill of Northwick Road, ran another red light and went up Droitwich Road, then St Stephen's Street.
She said: "He headed back into Ombersley Road and turned sharp right driving over the pavement and turning out into the road without stopping or giving way."
Gill drove through Northwick Road, Northwick Avenue and Sabrina Avenue at 60mph before returning to Northwick Avenue and crashing into a parked car.
A breath test showed Gill, 19, had 69mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The limit is 35mcg.
The car belonged to Gill's ex-partner, who did not know he had taken it.
Rob McRory, defending, said Gill had previous convictions but had stopped offending and grown up since his daughter was born 18 months ago.
Magistrates ordered a pre-sentence report and gave him bail but imposed a curfew from 8pm to 6am, monitored by an electronic tag.
He will be sentenced on Thursday, May 15.
Paul Dinsdale, 19, of Howard Road, Dines Green, Worcester, also appeared in court where he denied a charge of allowing himself to be carried in a car taken without consent and will return for trial on Tuesday, May 6.
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