This is the moment a dangerous driver chased by cops who reach speeds of up to 110mph crashes into the side of a pub in England, shocking drinkers who are playing pool inside.

The crash happened while the driver was attempting to escape cops in his Land Rover Discovery, which then smashed into The Lockside pub in Worksop, in Nottinghamshire.

Thirty-seven-year-old Jamie Kettle ran off after the collision and waded into a canal in an attempt to avoid capture but he was swiftly located by specialist dog officers and arrested.

Earlier, police had received a report of a Land Rover Discovery stolen from an address in Woodthorpe. Highly-trained officers spotted and then followed the vehicle as it headed along the A614 towards Ollerton.

After exiting onto the A57, Kettle hit speeds of to up to 110mph, in a 60mph limit, as police activated their blue lights.

Kettle continued to drive dangerously, including overtaking vehicles at high speed, and going through red lights, before he drove into Worksop. He was going too fast to negotiate a junction before colliding with the pub wall.

The shocking incident happened on the night of 27th March, 2023.

Kettle, of Thoresby Close, Harworth, was subsequently charged with aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and without insurance, criminal damage to the pub, and two counts of theft from a shop, committed in Harworth on 22nd February and 2nd March.

He pleaded guilty to the offences and appeared at Nottingham Crown Court for sentencing on Friday, 8th December.

Kettle also admitted two counts of common assault of an emergency worker after he aggressively resisted two police officers who were called to a disturbance at an address in Bircotes on 6th September, 2022.

He bent one of the officer’s fingers back and spat at a second officer as they tried to defuse the situation.

He also pleaded guilty to a charge of witness intimidation, relating to an address in the Retford area on 2nd June, 2022, when he threatened to burn their house down.

Kettle was jailed for a total of two years. He was also banned from driving for three years and three months and must take an extended retest.

Sergeant Clint Gloyn, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Kettle’s dangerous and erratic driving showed utter disregard for the safety of others.

“He continued to drive at speed in highly populated built-up areas before crashing into the pub. There were numerous people inside the pub at the time and also walking through the town centre. Extensive structural damage was caused to the pub but thankfully no-one was injured.

“I’m glad we were able to bring this case before the courts and show that this type of criminality is unacceptable and offenders who put other people’s safety at risk in this way will be robustly dealt with.”