Bodycam footage shows police pursuit to arrest dangerous driver

A thug led police on a dangerous high-speed chase before then threatening to burn down an officer's house once he was arrested.

Philip Beaulieu, 39, was spotted by officers driving in a Ford C-MAX on Wavertree avenue in Widnes on July 31. Once Beaulieu had passed the police vehicle, he accelerated away at speed and a pursuit was declared, court heard.

Beaulieu was travelling in excess of the speed limit and failed to give way at junctions, running red traffic lights and went onto the opposite side of the road. Due to the danger posed to other road users, the pursuit was stopped by responding officers.

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