A man who led police on a 120mph car chase has been given a substantial jail sentence after cocaine worth more than a million pounds was found in the boot of his car.
“Good day at the office, lads,” David Sherratt told officers when they finally brought him to a stop on the M42 near Alvechurch in Worcestershire.
A stinger was used, which punctured two of his tyres, one of which separated from the wheel rim and rolled off.
Sherratt, 48, was then pulled from the Peugeot 3008 and pushed to the tarmac, police video showed.
Once officers were free to search the car, they found two Sports Direct bags in the boot, each containing 18kg of cocaine, the wholesale value of which was up to £1.3m.
Sherratt was seen smashing his phone against the dashboard, police said, but messages were recovered showing he had been involved in the collection of a further 135kg of drugs, worth up to £5m in total.
“He would deliver them to customers around the country, earning up to £200 per kilo delivered – and was expecting to earn £20,000 in just six weeks for his work,” West Midlands Police (WMP) said.
The chase began when officers from the force’s Road Crime Team tried to stop the car because it was believed to be linked to narcotics.
But Sherratt sped off, reaching 120mph on the M5 before heading on to the M42, pursued by both a police car and helicopter.
Sherratt, of no fixed address, was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court for 12 years and nine months after admitting being “concerned in the supply of cocaine”, possessing the drug with intent to supply, and dangerous driving.
He has 12 convictions for 19 offences dating back to 1995, WMP said.
He was jailed for six years in 2016 for conspiracy to supply class A drugs, and more than four years in 2020 for further drugs offences, the force added.
Detective Chief Inspector Peter Cooke said the cocaine would have “ultimately been sold on the streets of the UK and caused untold misery”.
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He added: “Sherratt’s attempt to get away from our officers was dangerous and put other road users at risk, but great work by the Road Crime Team meant the pursuit was brought to a safe conclusion.
“He played a significant role in the distribution of drugs around the country, but will now be spending years behind bars.”
